Israeli ambassador Naor Gilon said on Wednesday said that the time has come for India to proscribe Hamas as a terrorist organisation like many other nations have done.
“It is time for India to declare Hamas as terrorist organisation in India,” Gilon said, adding that many countries have already done that.
Gilon said Israel conveyed to relevant Indian authorities to declare Hamas as a terrorist organisation following its brutal attack on Israel on October 7. He also indicated that the matter was taken up earlier as well.
The Israeli ambassador also thanked India for its “100 %” support to Israel in its anti-terror operations against Hamas.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among first world leaders to condemn the terror attack… India is a very important moral voice in the world and the important countries for us are with us,” Gilon further said. “India is solidly supporting us in our counter-terror operations.”
“For Israel, it is a war to survive in the Middle East,” Gilon said, adding that the purpose of the Israeli action against Hamas is to ensure that the brutality that was perpetrated by the organisation is not repeated.
(With inputs from PTI)
