Two more flights under “Operation Ajay” carrying a total of 471 Indians from war-torn Israel landed in the national capital on Sunday morning. The two flights landed in the national capital with 197 and 274 Indians respectively.
'Operation Ajay' was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring back around 18,000 Indians in Israel. Registration of Indians began on Thursday.
The first flight carrying 212 Indians took off from the Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel on Thursday and reached New Delhi on Friday morning.
The passengers applauded the government of India for the initiative and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
It may be noted that there are nearly 18,000 Indians in Israel, including about 1,000 students.
Operation Ajay: The first batch of Indians stranded in Israel will be brought back home today in special charter flights and the government has already made the required arrangements.
