Rajnath Singh talks with Israel Defence Minister, condoles loss of lives in terror attack

New Delhi, Mar 30: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a telephone conversation with his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Gantz, on Tuesday (March 29, 2022) and expressed his condolences on the loss of innocent lives in a terror attack in Israel.

 

 

Gantz told Rajnath Singh that his proposed visit to India on March 30, 31 has been postponed "due to some unavoidable reasons" and new dates will be worked out through diplomatic channels.Rajnath Singh said he looked forward to the visit and it would further strengthen defence cooperation between India and Israel.

 

 

"Had a telephonic conversation with the Defence Minister of Israel, Mr Benjamin Gantz. Shared my condolences on the loss of innocent lives due to terror attacks in Israel. Terrorism is a global menace which has no place in today`s civilised world," he said in a tweet. He said terrorism is a threat to the whole world and does not have any place in the civilized world.

 

"Both the countries look forward to further strengthening the bilateral relations as India-Israel complete 30 years of full diplomatic relations. Defence cooperation is the founding pillar of our strategic partnership. Military and industry cooperation has been on an upward swing," he added.

 

 

The call was initiated from Tel Aviv. Two people were killed two people and six were injured in a shooting attack by ISIS operatives on Sunday in the Israeli city of Hadera, some 31 miles north of Tel Aviv, Israeli officials said.

 

On Tuesday night, too, five people have been shot dead on the outskirts of Tel Aviv in Israel, medics say, in the third deadly attack of its kind within a week. It happened in Bnei Brak, one of the country's most populous ultra-Orthodox Jewish areas. The gunman was shot dead by police, a paramedic at the scene said.

 

Israel security forces were on high alert after attacks by Israeli Arabs last Tuesday and Sunday, which left six people dead. Residents in Bnei Brak and the neighbouring town of Ramat Gan reported that a man had driven around and opened fire at passers-by on Tuesday.