{"id":38149,"date":"2024-11-30T20:40:29","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T20:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=38149"},"modified":"2024-11-30T20:40:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-30T20:40:29","slug":"india-admits-presence-of-32-thousand-nationals-in-israel-one-retired-colonel-died-in-israeli-firing-modi-pleased-israel-by-sending-the-citizens-to-war-zone-opposition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/india-admits-presence-of-32-thousand-nationals-in-israel-one-retired-colonel-died-in-israeli-firing-modi-pleased-israel-by-sending-the-citizens-to-war-zone-opposition\/","title":{"rendered":"India Admits Presence of 32 Thousand Nationals in Israel &#8211; One Retired Colonel Died in Israeli Firing &#8211; Modi Pleased Israel by Sending the Citizens to War Zone : Opposition"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38150\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Indian_Israel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Indian_Israel.jpg 700w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Indian_Israel-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Indian_Israel-696x463.jpg 696w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Indian_Israel-631x420.jpg 631w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>File Photo : Indians in a shelter while attack on Israel<\/h5>\n<h5>ISLAMABAD: 30 Nov 2024 &#8211; Finally,India has admitted that a large number of her citizens are in Israel apparently as the workers only but actually most of them have been recieved there as mercenaries to fight against Hamas and Hizbullah. The death of 2 including on retired Colonel has forced Indian government to share the details in the Parliament.<\/h5>\n<h5>Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh, in reply to a question asked at Upper House of the Parliament,\u00a0 said that \u201caround 32,000\u201d Indian workers are present in Israel, and they are eligible for \u201cmedical insurance\u201d as per the Israeli system.<\/h5>\n<h5>Two Indians have been killed and three others were injured in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, minister told the Rajya Sabha in a written response on Thursday.<\/h5>\n<h5>One person was killed in an attack \u201cfrom Lebanon\u201d in March 2024 and another in Gaza in May 2024, Singh said. The minister added that one Indian national was injured in rocket fire from Gaza on October 7, 2023, while two others were injured in an attack from Lebanon in March 2024.<\/h5>\n<h5>In four of the five cases cited by Singh, the government specified the origin of the attack. In the fifth case, ostensibly referring to the May 2024 death of Colonel Waibhav Anil Kale (retd) who was working for the United Nations Department of Safety and Security (DSS), the origin of the attack was not specified in the answer.<\/h5>\n<h5>The UN, at the time, had said that the shots that hit the UN vehicle carrying Kale were fired from an Israeli tank, according to a BBC report. Israeli newspaper Haaretz had reported that an Israeli Defence Forces investigation had also found that Israeli forces had fired at Kale\u2019s UN vehicle, killing him and injuring another UN worker, a Jordanian national.<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"kvRAkwgX7X\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-july-aug-2024\/\">Pakistan in the World &#8211; July \/ Aug 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan in the World &#8211; July \/ Aug 2024&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-july-aug-2024\/embed\/#?secret=Hy3JXrRRJA#?secret=kvRAkwgX7X\" data-secret=\"kvRAkwgX7X\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>Singh was responding to CPI(M) MP PP Suneer\u2019s question about the number and details of Indian citizens killed or injured in the conflict since October 7, 2023, including \u201cdetails of perpetrators and the action taken by the Central Government against them\u201d. Suneer had also asked if the government had provided any compensation to the families of those who were killed or injured.<\/h5>\n<h5>\u201cOur Embassy in Israel coordinates with Israeli authorities for safety and security of Indian nationals in Israel and to ensure proper medical treatment to the injured and compensation for victims,\u201d Singh said in his response, without giving any specifics. He also did not specify if the Indian government had raised this issue with the perpetrators.<\/h5>\n<h5>In the same response, Singh said that as of October 2024, there were about 32,000 Indian workers in Israel, of which 12,000 workers reached the country after October 2023. These workers reached through both government-to-government route and through private channels.<\/h5>\n<h5>Suneer had asked for the number of Indian workers in Israel form different occupations, including those who went to Israel after \u201cthe beginning of Israel-Hamas conflict on 7 October 2023\u201d.<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"zFwLe1xBSK\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-calls-upon-unsc-to-end-crimes-of-israel-against-palestinians-condemns-indian-ban-on-muslims\/\">Pakistan Calls upon UNSC to End Crimes of Israel against Palestinians &#8211; Condemns Indian Ban on Muslims<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan Calls upon UNSC to End Crimes of Israel against Palestinians &#8211; Condemns Indian Ban on Muslims&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-calls-upon-unsc-to-end-crimes-of-israel-against-palestinians-condemns-indian-ban-on-muslims\/embed\/#?secret=FkFasOHUZG#?secret=zFwLe1xBSK\" data-secret=\"zFwLe1xBSK\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>In response to Suneer\u2019s question about whether the labour rights of Indian workers are protected in Israel through the central government, Singh cited the Framework Agreement and Implementation Protocols signed with Israel as per which \u201cIndian workers shall enjoy equal treatment with respect to labour rights as Israeli citizens and shall be provided with proper lodging, medical insurance, and relevant social security coverage.\u201d<\/h5>\n<h5>In May 2023, in New Delhi, Indian external affairs minister S Jaishankar and Israeli foreign minister Eliyahu Cohen had signed \u2018Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Temporary Employment of Workers in Specific Labour Market Sectors in Israel\u2019 for the recruitment of 34,000 construction workers and 8,000 caregivers from India.<\/h5>\n<h5>Subsequently, on November 3, 2023, a memorandum of understanding concerning India\u2019s Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and Israel\u2019s Population and Immigration Authority which was signed by the two governments. This MoU is valid until November 3, 2026.<\/h5>\n<h5>In response to a question by SP MPs Ramji Lal Suman and Javed Ali Khan, Singh said that of the 12,000 Indians who reached Israel after October 2023, 6,365 Indians reached Israel through the \u201cbilateral framework signed in November 2023\u201d while others arrived via \u201cprivate channels\u201d. Of the 12,000 workers, about 220 returned to India, \u201cprimarily due to skill mismatch and language barriers\u201d.<\/h5>\n<h5>Of the 6,365 Indian workers who went to Israel under the bilateral agreement, at 5,528, the maximum workers were from Uttar Pradesh followed by Telangana (306), Haryana (179), Bihar (177), and West Bengal (44), Singh said.<\/h5>\n<h5>As per MSDE\u2019s website, \u201cMSDE has signed protocol agreements for enabling skilled mobility from India in two sectors viz. Construction (Implementation Protocol A) and Home-based Caregiver (Implementation Protocol B). The protocols seeks [sic] to operationalize the Framework Agreement by dealing with aspects like costs, employment, support, governing framework etc. of mobility in the two sectors from India. The responsibility of implementing the protocols has been delegated to NSDC [National Skill Development Corporation].\u201d<\/h5>\n<h5>In December 2023, the Israeli Population and Immigration Authority met with NSDC \u201cto streamline the process of recruitment\u201d.<\/h5>\n<h5>After Singh\u2019s response, Suneer, in a statement said, \u201cThe situation in Israel-Palestine war zone is extremely volatile. Instead of working for peace and stability in West Asia, the BJP government is enabling the Israeli war machine by risking the lives of desperate Indian workers who are frustrated with the employment situation in India. This attempt to please Israel is in direct contradiction of India\u2019s stated position of support to the just Palestinian cause. \u2026 Despite the severity of the situation, the BJP government is sending more and more Indians, risking their lives.\u201d<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xwzhjxEBW7\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-october-2024\/\">Pakistan in the World \u2013 October 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan in the World \u2013 October 2024&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-october-2024\/embed\/#?secret=jHbfOOhKm2#?secret=xwzhjxEBW7\" data-secret=\"xwzhjxEBW7\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>File Photo : Indians in a shelter while attack on Israel ISLAMABAD: 30 Nov 2024 &#8211; Finally,India has admitted that a large number of her citizens are in Israel apparently as the workers only but actually most of them have been recieved there as mercenaries to fight against Hamas and Hizbullah. 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