00:00 Yeah, thanks a lot Indian government for sending this evacuation.
00:03 Modi is the great.
00:05 Thank you very much.
00:07 Bharat Sarkar, BJP, Modi ji, thank you all.
00:11 The first chartered flight under Operation Ajay successfully repatriated 212 Indian citizens
00:16 from Israel, landing in New Delhi on Friday morning.
00:19 Launched on Wednesday, the operation aims to bring back Indians stranded in Israel amid
00:23 the ongoing conflict with Hamas.
00:25 External Affairs Minister S. Jayashankar shared the development on X, emphasising the government's
00:30 commitment to the safety of its citizens abroad.
00:33 The passengers were selected on a first-come-first-served basis, with Union Minister Rajiv Chandrasekhar
00:39 present at the airport to receive them.
00:42 As I said yesterday, the Embassy of India in Tel Aviv has been working continuously
00:47 to ensure the safety and welfare of all our Indian citizens in Israel.
00:52 Yesterday, the External Affairs Minister announced Operation Ajay to help those Indians who wish
00:58 to return to India.
00:59 And today, under that Operation Ajay, the first flight is going back to India.
01:05 It's going to have almost 200 Indian citizens.
01:09 These are students, caregivers, business professionals.
01:13 And we are trying to show, ensure that we have similar flights in the coming days.
01:18 We will have one flight tomorrow.
01:22 And again, through you, I would like to reach out to my fellow Indian citizens here and
01:28 urge them to remain calm, stay safe by following the local safety advisories, and tell them
01:36 that we are always there with them.
01:38 We are standing with them.
01:39 We estimate there are about 18,000 Indian citizens.
01:42 Yeah, I'm very happy.
01:44 And it's been really scary here.
01:47 And now we are going home and see you in India.
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02:25 They're in our home.
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02:29 We are very happy for the Modi government to help us support for this, help us
02:38 evacuate through Operation Ajay.
02:40 And we are very thankful for us to provide.
02:42 My parents were worried a lot.
02:44 So they will be now quite relieved to see me at home.
02:48 As commercial operations to and from Israel were suspended due to the conflict,
02:52 special chartered flight and, if needed, Indian Navy ships will be deployed
02:57 for the evacuation.
02:58 This is the message that was given by the government of India.
03:01 Now the first chartered flight has landed.
03:03 Approximately 18,000 Indians, including students, professionals, and traders,
03:08 are in Israel.
03:09 Operation Ajay seeks to ensure the safe return of the Indians amidst the
03:14 challenging situation unfolding in Israel.
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