Addressing a gathering of about two hundred people assembled to show respect to the Indian soldiers, Mayor Dr Einat Kalisch-Rotem said that he sees India as a very important partner in the big plans for the city of Haifa. "The rich history between India and Haifa is inspiring and very significant for both of us. This is one of the strongest links (the story of the liberation of the city) between us, in the past, but also for our future," Kalisch-Rotem said.
The 15th (Imperial Service) Cavalry Brigade, comprising three cavalry regiments from the Indian Princely States of Jodhpur, Mysore and Hyderabad, played the decisive role in the victory
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday unveiled a plaque at Ra''anana in northern Israel in the memory of Indian soldiers who laid down their lives in the Battle of Tabsor during World War I.