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Ministry of External Affairs
GOI assistance in response to Gaza Flash Appeal Statement by Official Spokesperson about assistance from Government of India in response to Gaza Flash Appeal:
In response to the Flash Appeal made by United Nations Refugee Welfare Agency (UNRWA), Government of India has decided to extend an assistance of US$ 1 million for use by the Agency to provide shelters, cash assistance, essential household items etc., to affected families in Gaza. The Government of India urges an immediate end to the violence witnessed in Gaza and its environs, so that further casualties amongst civilians are averted. This would help create an atmosphere for the peace process to resume.
New Delhi 2 January 2009
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Statement by Official Spokesperson on the situation in Gaza
The Government of India had hoped that military action by Israel against targets in the Gaza strip would abate. It is disappointing to note that the use of disproportionate force is resulting in a large number of civilian casualties on the one hand and the escalating violence on the other. This continued use of indiscriminate force is unwarranted and condemnable. The Government of India urges utmost restraint so as to give peace a chance as the peace process may well get derailed irreversibly by Israel’s attack in the Gaza strip and continued violence.
New Delhi December 29, 2008
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Statement by the Official Spokesperson on the situation in the Gaza Strip
The Government of India has been closely monitoring developments that have been unfolding in the Gaza Strip. While India is aware of the immediate cross-border provocations resulting from rocket attacks particularly against targets in southern Israel, it urges an immediate end to the use of force against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip that has resulted in large numbers of casualties. India hopes that on-going efforts within the region to restore peace would be supported.
New Delhi December 27, 2008 |