The Israeli military has expressed "sincere sorrow" and pledged an independent probe into the matter. Israel has been accused of hindering humanitarian assistance towards a starving Gaza, particularly after Israeli forces allegedly opened fire on a crowd waiting for deliveries, killing 100.
Netanyahu and Doval discuss regional developments and the urgent need to address the issue of humanitarian assistance in Gaza. The war began when Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel on October 7, killing some 1,200 people and taking around 250 hostages.
Maldives President Muizzu had earlier called for the withdrawal of Indian military personnel from the island country by March 15. India has around 80 Indian military personnel in the Maldives to operate two advanced light helicopters and an aircraft to carry out several humanitarian missions.
While the US and Israel objected to the resolution on Gaza, countries like Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Ukraine and the UK also chose to abstain. India had also raised the issue that the UNGA resolution did not explicitly mention the Hamas attacks on October 7.
Israel had issued an evacuation order on Friday for 1.1 million people - almost half the population of the entire Gaza Strip - within 24 hours. Hamas told Palestinians to disobey to order and stay put in their homes against Israel's "disgusting psychological warfare".
The war-torn nation is in complete turmoil and is in a state of chaos after the takeover of the Taliban and is in dire need of humanitarian assistance.
Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief R K S Bhadauria on Friday met Ladakh's Lieutenant Governor R K Mathur and reassured him of the service's commitment to humanitarian assistance tasks in the union territory.
United Nations: India has announced a USD 500,000 contribution to a UN humanitarian fund as part of its commitment towards assisting an increasing number of people around the globe in need of humanitarian assistance."At the
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