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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Namita Singh

India says it is making ‘huge efforts’ to evacuate up to 18,000 nationals from Israel

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India is preparing plans to evacuate up to 18,000 citizens stranded in Israel as prime minister Narendra Modi issued a statement supporting Tel Aviv and condemning “terrorism in all its forms and manifestations”.

On Saturday Israel declared it was at war and vowed “immense” revenge after Hamas launched unprecedented strikes across the heavily fortified Gaza border with thousands of rockets alongside a shock incursion by land, sea and air.

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