Mortal remains of Indian worker killed in Israel's north on way to India

The flight carrying the mortal remains of an Indian worker Patnibin Maxwell killed by an antitank missile fired from Lebanon left on Thursday evening for India official sources said Maxwell 30 was from Kollam in KeralaIsraels Minister of Interior Moshe Arbel Director General of Population and Immigration Authority PIBA officials from the Israeli foreign ministry and senior diplomats from the Indian embassy on Thursday evening attended a memorial sendoff ceremonyA highlevel delegation from IsraelMFA Ministry of Agriculture led by Minister of Interior Moshe Arbel and his senior team went to pay respects to Patnibin MaxwellThe Indian national who was killed by Hezbollah rocket while working on a farm Om Shanti Naor Gilon Ambassador of Israel to India posted on XThe remains were sent aboard Air India flight AI 140 for Delhi and from there will be sent to Trivandrum on Air India flight AI 801 scheduled for 1500 hours India time on FridayMaxwell was killed when an antitank missile hit a plantation in Margaliot a Moshav collective agricultural community in the Galilee region in the north of Israel at around 11 AM on Monday His mortal remains were identified in Ziv HospitalSeven other workers were injured in the attack including two Indians who are also from Kerala Bush Joseph George 31 from Vazhathope and Paul Melvin 28 from Vagamon were injured and taken to hospitals for treatmentGeorge was taken to the Beilinson hospital in Petah Tikva after suffering injuries on face and body He underwent an operation is recovering well and is kept under observation He could speak with his family in India official sources told PTIMelvin was slightly injured and is hospitalised at Ziv Hospital in the northern Israeli city of Safed The Indian mission in Tel Aviv issued an important Advisory on Tuesday urging its nationals to relocate to safe areas in the country a day after the deadly attackIn view of the prevailing security situation and local safety advisories all Indian nationals in Israel especially those working in or visiting border areas in the north and south are advised to relocate to safe areas within Israel the mission said in an advisory posted on various social media platformsThe embassy remains in touch with the Israeli authorities to ensure the safety of all our nationals the advisory added Several Indian workers from the north are said to have shifted to areas considered safe from missile attacksThe attack is believed to have been carried out by the Shiite Hezbollah faction in Lebanon which has been launching rockets missiles and drones at northern Israel daily since October 8 in support of Hamas amid the ongoing war in the Gaza StripIsrael has also been operating in Lebanon mainly targeting Hezbollah and Hamas targets in that country The skirmishes between Israel and Hezbollah have resulted in the death of seven civilians including Maxwell and 10 IDF soldiers on the Israeli sideHezbollah has named 229 members who have been killed by Israel during recent flareups Most of the casualties on the Hezbollah side happened in Lebanon but also some in Syria Another 37 operatives from other groups a Lebanese soldier and at least 30 civilians have also been killed since October 8This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever