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India.com
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- India.com
Shameful: Israeli Ambassador Hits Back At Priyanka Gandhis Gaza Genocide Post
Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar on Tuesday slammed Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi for accusing Israel of committing "genocide" in Palestine, after the MP in a post on X said that the Israeli state is "committing genocide" and has starved hundreds to death. The Congress MP in the post alleged that Israel has "murdered" more than 60,000 individuals, including children. She also strongly criticised the Central government for remaining silent on the Israel-Palestine conflict. "The Israeli state is committing genocide. It has murdered over 60,000 people, 18,430 of whom were children. It has starved hundreds to death including many children and is threatening to starve millions. Enabling these crimes by silence and inaction is a crime in itself," she posted. "It is shameful that the Indian Government stands silent as Israel unleashes this devastation on the people of Palestine," the Congress leader added. Responding to her claims and allegations, Reuven Azar said that Israel has killed 25,000 Hamas terrorists and facilitated 2 million tonnes of food into Gaza. "What is shameful is your deceit. Israel Killed 25,000 Hamas terrorists. The terrible cost in human lives derives from Hamas's heinous tactics of hiding behind civilians, their shooting of people trying to evacuate or receive assistance and their rocket fire," the Israeli Ambassador posted. "Israel facilitated 2 million tonnes of food into Gaza while Hamas tries to sequestrate them, thereby creating hunger. Gaza population has grown 450% in the last 50 years, no genocide there. Don't buy Hamas numbers," he added. WAugust 12, 2025 Israel-Hamas War Israel and Hamas have been at war since the October 7 attack. As per IANS, during this attack, more than 3000 militants entered Israeli land and killed nearly 1200 civilians and took 240 people hostage. Since the conflict broke out, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) launched a large-scale offensive against the terrorist organisation Hamas and its affiliated groups. Netanyahu On Gaza City Takeover Plan Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had defended his government's controversial plan to take full military control of Gaza City, describing it as the 'speediest and most effective way' to end the ongoing war. In a press conference, Netanyahu insisted that Hamas' continued refusal to surrender its weapons has left Israel with no alternative but to press forward with its military campaign. 'Given Hamas' refusal to lay down its arms, Israel has no choice but to finish the job and complete the defeat of Hamas,' he said, adding that Israeli forces already have control over 70–75 per cent of Gaza. The operation has faced widespread criticism from the international community, including some of Israel's closest Western allies, over humanitarian concerns.
NDTV
5 hours ago
- NDTV
"We Will Take Control Of Entire Gaza Strip If...": Israeli Envoy To NDTV On Netanyahu's Plan
New Delhi: Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar has said that Tel Aviv can take control of the entire Gaza Strip to eliminate Hamas and make sure the Palestinian group "can never attack again". Elaborating on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new "Gaza plan", Azaz said the military will first target Gaza city, where Hamas operations are believed to be centred. "Hamas has not given up its weapons. Our aims are very clear. We want to make sure that Hamas cannot attack us again. For that, they have to renounce their weapons and leave the Gaza Strip, and they have to bring back our hostages. Now, if they are unwilling to do this diplomatically, we'll have to take military action. And this is exactly what we're going to do," he said while talking to NDTV. Last week, Israeli PM Netanyahu said Israel plans to widen its coming offensive beyond Gaza City to the last areas not yet under Israeli control, and where most of Gaza's 2 million residents have sought shelter as the territory slides toward famine. #NDTVExclusive | In this exclusive conversation, NDTV's Gaurie Dwivedi (@GaurieD) speaks to Israel Ambassador to India Reuven Azar (@ReuvenAzar) on Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu's plan to takeover Gaza city. — NDTV (@ndtv) August 11, 2025 Azar said the exact date and timelines to put the plan in action are not finalised yet, but the military planning for it is underway. "I think that we don't have a date for the commencement, but we know this is going to be a long operation because we are talking here about a city. And we know from taking (control of) Rafah and from taking the northern part of the Gaza Strip, places like Jabalia and Beit Hanoun, that Hamas is booby-trapping every street and every edifice," the envoy said. Talking about the plan, he said the Israeli military will "take the population" out of areas that will be targeted and rehabilitate them in designated areas in the southern Gaza Strip, where they can get access to humanitarian assistance--from food to medical services. "There are a lot of underground have to destroy all these structures because they are booby-trapping," he said. "So all of that is being planned because we want to minimise civilian casualties. But we are determined, we don't have any choice. We have to defend ourselves. We won't agree for Hamas to come back to pose a menace to our borders, to our communities, to our people. And therefore, if they don't want to stop the war, which can happen today, if they renounce their weapons, they have been defeated. They don't have the military machinery that they had before." When it was pointed out that the new plan has also sparked controversy in Israel, with families of the remaining hostages fearing another military escalation could doom their loved ones, the Israeli envoy assured the plan would work. "We've seen that in a combination of military pressure and diplomacy, we have been able to retrieve 205 hostages, 148 of them alive. So this system of putting military pressure and negotiating has borne fruit," he said. Israel's Gaza Plan Israel announced last week its plans to take over Gaza City, where it has already carried out major raids and heavy bombardment throughout the war. On Sunday, Netanyahu told a news conference that operations would be expanded into the 'central camps" and beyond. He appeared to be referring to the built-up Nuseirat and Bureij camps in central Gaza that date back to the 1948 war surrounding Israel's creation. Israel has carried out near-daily airstrikes in the camps since the start of the war, but no major ground operations. Netanyahu referred to Gaza City, the central camps and Muwasi — a vast cluster of displacement camps along the coast — as Hamas strongholds. These areas, along with the central city of Deir al-Balah, are the only parts of Gaza that have not been almost completely destroyed in previous Israeli operations. They are also areas where Hamas may be holding hostages in tunnels or other secret locations.
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5 hours ago
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How long does Netanyahu intend to keep Gaza under Israeli occupation? He keeps everyone guessing
Although intense strikes have continued in Gaza City and neighbouring areas, the army has not yet mobilised soldiers, who will most likely facilitate the operation of annexing the region read more While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared plans to capture Gaza City, it is still not clear how such a takeover would be set in motion, as leaders within and outside Palestine say that a possible capture of the region would prolong the war and the suffering of Palestinian civilians. Observers and officials within the government are torn on Bibi's plan, with the Israeli left warning that a takeover would endanger the remaining hostages and the right saying the move will not be enough to destroy Hamas. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD The occupation of Gaza City will mark an escalation in a war that has already killed tens of thousands of Palestinians, most of them civilians, as per an admission from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. As Gaza City is one of the few places from which Israel has not yet expelled Palestinians, tens of thousands of people are expected to be displaced in the upcoming Israeli offensive to occupy the city. No clarity Although Netanyahu has made broad statements, Israel's military has yet to finalise a detailed tactical plan. There has been no public clarity on when the occupation of the city will start, how long it will last, or how it will differ from Israel's seizure of Gaza City in the early months of the 2023 war. Last week, Israel's Security Cabinet approved the takeover of Gaza City. 'The IDF [Israel Defense Forces] will prepare for the takeover of Gaza City while ensuring the provision of humanitarian aid to the civilian population outside the combat zones,' the PMO said in a statement. Although intense strikes have continued in Gaza City and neighbouring areas, the army has not yet mobilised soldiers, who will most likely facilitate the operation of annexing the region. Mediators continue efforts to broker a truce between Israel and Hamas, and some Israeli officials suggest that Netanyahu's announcement of a major escalation, paired with a delay in carrying it out, may be aimed at pressuring Hamas to offer greater concessions in the talks. Journalists killed in Gaza Al Jazeera said two of its correspondents, including a prominent reporter, and three cameramen were killed in an Israeli strike on their tent in Gaza City on Sunday. The Israeli military admitted in a statement to targeting Anas al-Sharif, the reporter it labelled as a 'terrorist' affiliated with Hamas. The attack was the latest to see journalists targeted in the 22-month war in Gaza, with around 200 media workers killed over the course of the conflict, according to media watchdogs. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 'Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif has been killed alongside four colleagues in a targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists in Gaza City,' the Qatar-based broadcaster said. With inputs from agencies
