India all too familiar with mindless brutality, we emphatise with those who undergo same tragedy: Foreign Secy Misri

Misri highlighted the October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, in which around 1,200 Israeli nationals were killed and hundreds abducted as hostages. He noted that, as Israel’s Ambassador to India Reuven Azar observed, more Jews were killed on that single day than on any other since the Holocaust.

He stressed that terrorism must be condemned in all its forms and manifestations, with no justification “whatsoever and wherever”.

Misri also welcomed the Gaza Peace Plan as a viable pathway to long-term and sustainable peace in the region.

“We have welcomed this, and we are happy to see the progress made recently under this plan…We earnestly hope that these efforts will evolve into concrete and lasting actions, paving the way for a peaceful and durable resolution to conflicts in the region,” he said.

He underlined the deep-rooted historical ties between India and Israel, which have evolved into a robust strategic partnership. “As proud partners in progress, we are building bridges in multiple areas and using our shared democratic values,” he said.

International Holocaust Remembrance Day is observed annually on January 27 to commemorate the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp by Soviet forces in 1945 and honour the six million Jews and millions of others murdered by the Nazi regime during the Second World War.