India to begin evacuations from Israel

India announced on Thursday that it will begin evacuating Indian nationals who want to leave Israel in view of the clashes with Iran, with arrangements being made for them to leave via land borders because of airspace restrictions.

- Rezaul H Laskar [e-mail]

NEW DELHI:

The evacuation of Indians from Israel will be done under Operation Sindhu, initially launched by the Indian government on Wednesday for getting Indian citizens in Iran to safety.

"In view of the recent developments between Israel and Iran, the Government of India has decided to evacuate from Israel those Indian nationals who wish to leave," the external affairs ministry said in a statement.

"Their travel from Israel to India will be facilitated through the land borders and thereafter by air to India," the statement added. This is being done in view of airspace restrictions over Israel since the clashes with Iran erupted over the past weekend.