Israel has been persevering with its navy offensive in Gaza as a part of its retaliation to an unprecedented assault on Israeli cities by Hamas on October 7 final 12 months.

Israel-Gaza Struggle: India on Friday stated it’s “deeply shocked” on the lack of lives in northern Gaza throughout the supply of humanitarian assist, a day after greater than 100 individuals have been killed and over 700 injured in an incident.

In a strongly-worded assertion, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) stated such lack of civilian lives and the bigger humanitarian state of affairs in Gaza continues to be a trigger for “excessive concern”.

“We’re deeply shocked on the lack of lives in northern Gaza yesterday throughout supply of humanitarian help,” the MEA stated in an announcement.

“Such lack of civilian lives and the bigger humanitarian state of affairs in Gaza continues to be a trigger for excessive concern,” it added.

India additionally known as for secure and well timed supply of humanitarian assist and help to the individuals of Gaza.

“We reiterate our name for secure and well timed supply of humanitarian assist and help,” the MEA stated.

There was no reference to Israel within the assertion.

Greater than 100 individuals have been killed and over 700 injured when Israeli troops fired on a big crowd of Palestinians making an attempt to drag meals off an assist convoy in Gaza on Thursday, in accordance with stories.

India has been calling for de-escalation of the state of affairs and creating situations for an early resumption of direct peace negotiations in the direction of a two-state answer to the Palestine subject.

There have been sharp worldwide reactions to the incident, with UN Secretary Common Antonio Guterres strongly condemning it.

“I condemn Thursday’s incident in Gaza during which greater than 100 individuals have been reportedly killed or injured whereas looking for life-saving assist,” he wrote on X.

“The determined civilians in Gaza want pressing assist, together with these within the north the place the UN has not been in a position to ship assist in additional than per week,” Guterres stated.

Israel has been persevering with its navy offensive in Gaza as a part of its retaliation to an unprecedented assault on Israeli cities by Hamas on October 7 final 12 months.

Hamas killed round 1,200 individuals in Israel and kidnapped greater than 220, a few of whom have been launched throughout a short ceasefire.

Greater than 29,000 individuals have been killed in Gaza within the Israeli offensive, in accordance with Hamas-run authorities in Gaza.

On Wednesday, Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar stated the battle in Gaza is of “nice concern” and the humanitarian crises arising out of it require a sustainable answer that offers rapid reduction to these most affected.

On the similar time, referring to the Hamas assault on Israel, he asserted that “terrorism and hostage taking” are unacceptable.

“The battle in Gaza is of nice concern to us all. The humanitarian crises arising from conflicts require a sustainable answer that offers rapid reduction to these most affected,” Jaishankar stated in a digital assertion on the fifty fifth session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva.

“On the similar time, we have to be clear that terrorism and hostage taking are unacceptable. It additionally goes with out saying that worldwide humanitarian regulation should at all times be revered,” he added.

Jaishankar stated it’s vital that the battle doesn’t unfold inside or past the area.

“And efforts should additionally give attention to looking for a two-state answer the place Palestinian individuals can reside inside safe borders,” he stated.

India has been pushing for a two-state answer to the Palestine subject for many years.

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