In 2019, just a day after India observed the 11th anniversary of the 26/11 terror attacks which killed 166 people and injured over 300 others in Mumbai, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote a moving letter to the attack's youngest survivor Moshe Tzvi Holtzberg from Israel, who was a toddler at the time of the tragedy.
Israel Mourning Her Loss : Envoy On Kerala Woman Killed In Rocket Strike Soumya Santosh, who hails from Kerala s Idukki district, worked as a housemaid in Israel s Asheklon city for the past seven years, according to relatives quoted by PTI
Updated: May 12, 2021 12:56 pm IST
Soumya Santosh was working in Israel as a housemaid, her relatives told PTI
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He said the whole country is mourning her loss
The Israel ambassador also tweeted photographs of Soumya Santosh
New Delhi:
Ron Malka, Israel s ambassador to India, on Wednesday morning spoke to the family of Soumya Santosh - the Kerala woman killed in a Palestinian rocket strike the day before - to convey his sorrow over her death.
Who was Soumya Santosh; Indian national killed in Israel [details]
The Indian national who was killed in a Hamas rocket strike in Israel on Tuesday is survived by a nine-year-old boy in Kerala.
Israel and Hamas Edge Closer to War
As tensions between Hamas and Israel escalate with exchange of missiles and airstrikes, several are reported dead and injured on both sides of the border. As the casualties pile up, the outburst of war-like situation left a grieving mark in India. An Indian national was killed in a Hamas rocket strike on Tuesday, sending waves of immense grief all the way across to India.