Deeply shocked: India on killing of over 100 Gazans during aid delivery

In a strongly-worded statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said such loss of civilian lives and the larger humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to be a cause for "extreme concern".

Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a house, in Rafah

Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, March 1, 2024. (REUTERS)

A day after more than 100 people were killed and over 700 injured when Israeli troops fired on Palestinians trying to pull food off an aid convoy in Gaza, India said Friday “deeply shocked at the loss of lives”.

This is a significant statement from New Delhi, especially at a time when Israel’s ongoing military offensive in Gaza as part of its response to the Hamas attack on October 7 last year, has drawn criticism from many in the international community.

India expresses deep shock at the loss of lives in Northern Gaza:https://t.co/MKxte3e9lG pic.twitter.com/IPkyIIje8U

— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) March 1, 2024

The Ministry of External Affairs, in a statement, said, “We are deeply shocked at the loss of lives in northern Gaza yesterday during delivery of humanitarian assistance.”

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“Such loss of civilian lives and the larger humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to be a cause for extreme concern,” it said.

I am appalled by the tragic human toll of the conflict in Gaza – more than 30,000 people reportedly killed and over 70,000 injured.

I reiterate my call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and the unconditional release of all hostages.

— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) March 1, 2024

“We reiterate our call for safe and timely delivery of humanitarian aid and assistance,” the MEA said. It did not condemn or name Israel.

India has been calling for de-escalation of the situation and for creating conditions for talks towards a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine issue.

Shubhajit Roy

Shubhajit Roy, Diplomatic Editor at The Indian Express, has been a journalist for more than 25 years now. Roy joined The Indian Express in October 2003 and has been reporting on foreign affairs for more than 17 years now. Based in Delhi, he has also led the National government and political bureau at The Indian Express in Delhi — a team of reporters who cover the national government and politics for the newspaper. He has got the Ramnath Goenka Journalism award for Excellence in Journalism ‘2016. He got this award for his coverage of the Holey Bakery attack in Dhaka and its aftermath. He also got the IIMCAA Award for the Journalist of the Year, 2022, (Jury’s special mention) for his coverage of the fall of Kabul in August 2021 — he was one of the few Indian journalists in Kabul and the only mainstream newspaper to have covered the Taliban’s capture of power in mid-August, 2021. ... Read More

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