Indians, the embassy maintained that it is closely monitoring the situation and is in touch with the Israeli authorities. "In light of the recent events in the region, all Indian nationals in Israel are advised to stay calm and adhere to the safety protocols issued by the local authorities," the Indian mission said in the "important advisory" advisory posted on its social media handles. "The Embassy is closely monitoring the situation and it is in touch with the Israeli authorities and Indian community members to ensure the safety of all our nationals," it added.
Also Read: What's wrong with India? Here's how Israel joined the social media trend... After Iran attacked Israel with hundreds of projectiles, no country has begun the evacuation of its nationals so far. On Friday, the Indian embassy also issued an advisory asking people to avoid unnecessary travel and remain calm, amid growing speculations of a retaliatory attack by Iran.
Even though no country has begun the evacuation of its nationals, some of them, including the US have issued advisories for its nationals. To what can be seen as a further aggravation of the situation in the Middle East, Iran and its proxies fired nearly 330 missiles and drones on Israel on Saturday. The attack was made in response to an alleged attack by the Jewish state on a diplomatic installation of the Islamic Republic in Damascus.
The attack left several people dead and top commanders injured. With long-standing tense relations between Iran and Israel, this is for the first time when the Islamic Republic launched an attack on the Jewish State from its soil. After the Iran attack, Israel has suspended schools and other educational institutions till Monday.
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