Overview

• The Indian Embassy in Tel Aviv dismissed social media rumours that registered workers would face mandatory return or legal penalties as fake information.
• Embassy officials urged all Indian nationals in Israel to register on its portal to receive emergency alerts and access government welfare schemes.
• India’s Ministry of External Affairs launched Operation Sindhu this week to evacuate citizens from Iran during escalating exchanges of fire with Israel.
• A special flight carrying 290 Indians, including students and religious pilgrims, landed in Delhi late Friday and a Mahan Air flight with 256 students arrived on Saturday.
• Thousands of Indians work in Israel across caregiving, diamond trading, IT and construction sectors, with new hires filling gaps left by Palestinian workers since 2023.