Indian missions in Israel, Iran issue fresh advisories for Indian nationals

The Indian diplomatic missions in Israel and Iran on Sunday issued fresh advisories for its nationals after Tehran launched an unprecedented drone and missile attack on the Jewish state advising them to stay calm adhere to safety protocols along with activating additional helpline numbersIran and its proxies launched 330 missiles and drones on Israel late on Saturday night in retaliation to an alleged attack by Israel on a diplomatic mission of the Islamic Republic in Damascus on April 1 in which several people including two top commanders were killedThe Indian embassy in Israel issued a fresh important advisory for its nationals after the overnight attacks by IranIn light of the recent events in the region all Indian nationals in Israel are advised to stay calm and adhere to the safety protocols issued by the local authorities the Indian mission said in the important advisory posted on its social media handlesThe Embassy is closely monitoring the situation and it is in touch with the Israeli authorities and Indian community members to ensure the safety of all our nationals it addedIt also urged Indian nationals to register with the embassy at a given linkHours later the Indian embassy in Tehran said it has activated additional telephone lines for its nationalsEmbassy of India in Tehran has activated additional helpline numbers For any assistance please contact the Embassy at 989128109115 989128109109 989932179567 989932179359 9821887551035 constehranmeagovin the Indian Embassy at Tehran posted on its official X handleEarlier on Friday April 12 the Indian Embassy in Tehran had issued an advisory that said Travel advisory for Iran and Israel In view of the prevailing situation in the region all Indians are advised not to travel to Iran or Israel till further noticeIt gave a mail ID constehranmeagovin and two phone numbers 9821887551035 and 989128109115 for any assistance It also asked all Indians residing in Iran to register themselves and gave a URL to use for the sameSame day the Indian embassy in Tel Aviv too had also issued an advisory amid growing speculation of a retaliatory attack by Iran advising its nationals asking them to avoid unnecessary travel remain calm and follow safety guidelines issued by the local authoritiesIn New Delhi the Ministry of External Affairs said India was seriously concerned at the escalation of hostilities between Israel and Iran which threatens the peace and security in the regionWe call for immediate deescalation exercise of restraint stepping back from violence and return to the path of diplomacy We are closely monitoring the evolving situation Our Embassies in the region are in close touch with the Indian community the ministry said in a statementThe statement highlighted that it is vital that security and stability are maintained in the regionThis is the first time that the Islamic Republic has launched an attack on the Jewish State from its soilDespite the barrage of projectiles fired on Israel none of the countries have taken any steps so far to evacuate their nationals even though some of them including the US have issued advisoriesSchools and other educational institutions in Israel have suspended their activities till Monday but government offices and private businesses largely are functioning as usual with the government instructing all to follow guidelines being issued by the Home FrontIsrael Defence Forces IDF spokesperson said that 99 per cent of the roughly 330 missiles and drones launched by Iran were intercepted but that the threat is not overIran has warned Israel of a larger attack on its territory should it retaliate adding that US bases would be targeted if Washington backs any Israeli military action against IranThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever