Midnight Rescue: Israels Covert Operation Saves 10 Indian Staff Held Captive in Palestinian Village; MEA Reacts

Israel’s Inhabitants and Immigration Authority on Thursday stated that it rescued 10 Indian staff from a Palestinian Village the place they have been held captive. Israel stated that it carried out the rescue operations at midnight. The division stated that the operation was complicated and the employees have been rescued from the village through the evening in coordinated operations. It stated that the ten staff have been transferred at 2:30 AM by representatives of the Enforcement and Foreigners Administration to a secure location and their authorized employment preparations are being secured.

“The Enforcement and Foreigners Administration of the Inhabitants and Immigration Authority led a rescue operation final evening to extract ten Indian staff who had come to Israel to work within the development trade however have been being held within the village of Al-Za’im. In a coordinated effort with the IDF and the Ministry of Justice, the ten staff have been rescued from the village at midnight,” it stated.

The division additional stated that the knowledge acquired by the Enforcement and Foreigners Administration indicated that ten Indian international staff have been staying in Al-Za’im after a neighborhood resident had promised them work however their passports have been taken, leaving them with no selection to flee from the captive.

“Their passports had been taken from them. The employees had been within the village for over a month with out employment and with out the power to return to Israel, as they lacked their passports. In keeping with the knowledge, Palestinians had used the Indian passports for fast passage via a checkpoint, have been caught by the IDF, and the passports have been returned to the Indian staff,” it stated.

Reacting to the rescue, Indian Embassy in Israel stated, “Israeli authorities traced 10 lacking Indian development staff to West Financial institution & have introduced them again to Israel.Whereas the matter continues to be underneath investigation, the Embassy is in contact with the Israeli authorities & have requested to make sure their security & well-being.”