New Delhi: Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar hailed India’s rescue mission ‘Operation Ajay’ as 197 passengers boarded the third flight again from Israel on Saturday. Taking to X, EAM Jaishankar posted a video of the passengers on board the flight and wrote, “Operation Ajay strikes ahead. 197 extra passengers are coming again to India.”
#OperationAjay strikes ahead.
197 extra passengers are coming again to India. pic.twitter.com/ZQ4sF0cZTE
—Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) October 14, 2023
The Indian authorities launched Operation Ajay to facilitate the return of stranded residents again dwelling amid the battle between Israel and Hamas.
The primary Air India-operated flight from Tel Aviv, carrying greater than 200 individuals, landed in Delhi on Friday morning. Minister of State for Exterior Affairs Rajkumar Ranjan Singh acquired the passengers.
Taking to X, the minister wrote, “Obtained the second batch of Indians from Israel. Heartening to notice that they’re very appreciative of GoI’s swift response #OperationAjay and @MEAIndia for clean coordination.”
Quickly after the primary flight arrived in India, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar welcomed the evacuees. “…Our authorities won’t ever depart any Indian behind. Our authorities, our Prime Minister is set to guard them and convey them again dwelling safely. We’re grateful to EAM Dr S Jaishankar, the crew on the Exterior Affairs Ministry, the flight crew of this Air India flight for making this doable, for bringing our kids again dwelling safely and soundly and again dwelling to their family members…” he mentioned.
The second batch of 235 Indians took the second flight again that reached the nationwide capital on Saturday morning.
The chartered flight AI 140 had 235 Indians and out of them, 33 individuals have been from Kerala, the Kerala authorities mentioned.
Exterior Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi mentioned the second flight with 235 passengers reached Delhi on Saturday. He additionally shared the photographs of the passengers on his social media deal with.