PM Modi speaks to Palestinian President, says India will continue to send humanitarian assistance

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and conveyed his condolences on the loss of civilian lives at the Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza. “We will continue to send humanitarian assistance for the Palestinian people,” he said. The Prime Minister said that he shared his deep concern about the terrorism, violence, and deteriorating security situation in the region. “Reiterated India’s long-standing principled position on the Israel-Palestine issue,” he said.

A war has broken out in Palestine after Hamas, a militant organisation ruling Gaza, attacked Israel, killing over 1,400 and abducting over 200 Israelis. Israel has been bombing Hamas infrastructures in Gaza and so far killed a number of commanders.

On Tuesday, a hospital in Gaza was hit resulting in hundreds of casualties. Israel denied that it attacked the hospital and said that it was hit by a malfunctioned rocket fired by Islamic Jihad, another militant organisation in Gaza.