Kerala woman killed in attack will be recognised as a ‘terror victim’, says Israeli Consul General to South India
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Jonathan Zadka mentioned he determined to personally go to Soumya Santosh’s members of the family to convey Israel’s sympathy in individual.
The dying of Soumya Santosh — the Indian caretaker to an aged Israeli woman, who fell sufferer to rocket assaults by a Palestinian Islamist group from Gaza — is an “unbelievable tragedy and proof that rockets are being fired targeting Israel’s civilian population”. This is a sophisticated time in Israel, Jonathan Zadka, Israel’s Consul General to South India has mentioned.
Speaking to The Puucho over phone whereas on his method to attend the funeral of Soumya in Idukki district in Kerala, Mr. Zadka mentioned he determined to personally go to her members of the family to convey Israel’s sympathy in individual. She would be recognised (by Israel) as a terror sufferer and no matter was potential would be completed to prolong assist to her household, after her final rites had been carried out.
Parallels with 26/11
Drawing parallels with the 26/11 attack on Mumbai, the place the casualties included Israeli residents, he mentioned each had been “cowardly attacks by terrorists on innocent civilians”. They left youngsters sans guardian(s) (Soumya leaves behind a 9-year-old son, whereas Jewish boy Moshe Holtzberg had misplaced his dad and mom in the Mumbai terror attack whereas he and his Indian nanny Sandra Samuel survived the attack). “Only the circumstances were different. We are grateful for the support from the Indian government and its people when we face pre-meditated terror attacks on civilians, their houses, schools and hospitals. Ms. Santosh was at her employer’s home when it was hit by rockets.”
To a query on alleged political uncertainty in Israel being a issue in the continuing standoff between Israel and Palestinian militant organisations, Mr. Zadka mentioned, “Terror organisation Hamas has taken the local population of Palestine as hostage. The organisation controls the area and the ongoing attack on Israel is part of their agenda.”
He termed as unlucky many individuals’s representatives in Kerala having to delete the reference to ‘terrorist’ attack that led to Soumya’s dying, from their condolence message in social media pages, following alleged cyber bullying.
On how the Israeli folks, identified as survivors — having overcome the Pharaoh, Hitler and attack by the militaries of Arab nations mixed — are responding to the present standoff, he mentioned Israel was dedicated to defend its folks towards such assaults.
COVID-19 reduction
Answering a query on Israel’s assist to India to fight the large spike in COVID-19 instances, Mr. Zadka mentioned, “The Israeli government has coordinated and sent to India three flights with necessary equipment, including three oxygen generator plants, thousands of oxygen generators and ventilators. Aside from that, there are numerous initiatives to provide such support from NGOs, companies and individuals — evidence of the good relations and friendship between Israel and India. We recognise the fact that India was supporting Israel in our time of need, in 2020.”
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