Lebanon has also been continuously attacking Israel since the start of the Hamas-Israel war. Recently, an Indian employee was killed in the attack on Israel in Lebanon, whose body was sent to India on the evening of 7 March.
The employee killed in the attack has been identified as Patnibin Maxwell, who was a resident of Kollam, Kerala. His age was only 30 years. Maxwell was working in a garden in the moshav (collective farming community) Margaliot in the Galilee region in Israel's north around 11 a.m. when he was killed by an anti-tank missile fired from Lebanon.
Israeli Interior Minister Moshe Arbel, Director General of the Population and Immigration Authority (PIBA), Israeli Foreign Ministry officials and senior diplomats from the Indian Embassy attended the farewell ceremony on the evening of March 7. Along with this, Israel's current Ambassador to India Naor Gillon wrote on his social media account that “@IsraelMFA, a high-level delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture, led by Interior Minister Moshe Arbel and his superiors.” The team met to pay respect to Patnibin Maxwell. “Om Shanti,” the Indian citizen who was killed in a Hezbollah rocket attack while working in a field. The remains were flown to Delhi by Air India flight AI 140, from where they will be flown to Thiruvananthapuram by Air India flight AI 801 at 3 pm on March 8.
Seven other people were injured in the attack by Lebanon's Hezbollah. Among these injured people, two are Indians, who are residents of Kerala. Both of them have been identified as Bush Joseph George, 31, resident of Wajathope and Paul Melvin, 28, resident of Vagamon. Both have been admitted to the hospital for treatment.
According to the information, George suffered injuries on his face and body, after which he was admitted to Bellinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, where he was operated on. It is being said that his condition is improving and he is now able to talk to his family. Apart from this, Melvin has been admitted to Ziv Hospital in Israeli city Safed due to minor injury.
The Indian Mission in Tel Aviv issued an important advisory a day after the attack on Israel, appealing to its citizens to relocate to safe areas in the country. The mission said in an advisory that considering the prevailing security situation and local security advisories, all Indian nationals in Israel, especially those working in or visiting the border areas in the North and South, should relocate to safe areas within Israel. It is advisable to have. Advisories have been issued and the Embassy is in contact with Israeli authorities to ensure the safety of all our citizens. This advisory has been shared on different social media platforms.
Continuous attacks are being carried out in Lebanon since the Hamas-Israel war broke out between Israel and Hezbollah. According to the information, Hezbollah is firing rockets at Israel every day in support of Gaza, in which according to the data so far, 7 civilians along with Maxwell and 10 Israeli IDF soldiers have died. Along with this, Hezbollah has also revealed the names of 229 members who have been killed by Israel during the recent violence.