India expresses concern on Gaza border incident: Urges to maintain peace

New Delhi, May 17: India has expressed deep concern over the continuing tension at the border between Gaza strip and Israel, where more than 50 Palestinian nationals lost their lives and thousands injured.

In a press release, External Affairs Ministry said, India is deeply saddened by the loss of lives and urged all sides to avoid escalation of the situation so as to create a conducive atmosphere to resume the peace process.

The Incident occurred at Gaza-Israel border on May 14th during demonstrations against the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem. At least 55 Palestinians had killed and more than 2400 wounded by Israeli troops on the Gaza border, as mass protests erupted against the transfer of the US embassy to Jerusalem.

But the other side of the coin, the Israel Defense Forces said around 40,000 Gazans were demonstrating in 12 locations along the border at the riots’ peak. It said thousands more were gathered at points several hundred meters from the fence.

The Israel Defense Forces in a statement accused Hamas, which controls Gaza, of leading a terrorist operation and inciting protesters who had amassed by the border fence with Israel to conduct what Israel described as terror attacks.