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Indian MP Shashi Tharoor, who is leading a parliamentary delegation under Operation Sindoor outreach, praised India's strikes on terror-related sites in Pakistan.
Meanwhile, amid COVID-19 resurgence, India has started prepping to ensure the availability of beds, oxygen, medicines, and vaccines.
An Israeli woman, who was held hostage in Gaza, said that the thing she feared the most during her captivity were airstrikes by the Israeli Defence Force (IDF).
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Shashi Tharoor, the Indian MP leading one of the seven vital parliamentary delegations under Operation Sindoor outreach, praised India's strikes on terror-related sites in Pakistan for their measured yet strong message and said India "hit hard and smart".
Speaking at the Indian consulate in New York on Saturday (May 24), Tharoor, who is an opposition leader, pointed out that he was not part of India's ruling party but that he was "pleased" with India's response to the Pahalgam terror attack.
With Covid-19 cases seeing a sudden rise in several parts of India, some states have already started prepping for the availability of beds, oxygen, medicines and vaccines to combat any further rise in number of cases.
Hospitals in Delhi, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh have been put on high alert. Delhi, Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have all reported fresh cases this month. In fact, the national capital has reported coronavirus cases (23) for the first time in three years.
An Israeli woman, who was held hostage in Gaza, said that the thing she feared the most during the time was airstrikes by the Israeli Defence Force (IDF). Naama Levy, one of five IDF female surveillance soldiers released in the Gaza ceasefire-hostage deal back in January, gave the statement while addressing around 1,500 at the Hostages Square.
“They come by surprise,” Levy said.
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