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Priyanka Gandhi Accuses Israel of ‘Genocide’ in Gaza; Envoy Reuven Azar Responds: ‘Don’t Buy Hamas Numbers’
Israel's ambassador refutes genocide claims by citing 25,000 Hamas militants killed and 2 million tonnes of aid delivered to Gaza, urging caution against Hamas figures.
- On Aug 12, 2025, Israeli Ambassador Reuven Azar responded to Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s genocide claim, saying `What is shameful is your deceit` on X.
- On August 11, 2025, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra accused Israel of murdering over 60,000 people, including 18,430 children, after an airstrike killed five Al Jazeera journalists near Al-Shifa Hospital.
- Azar detailed that Israel killed 25,000 Hamas terrorists, facilitated 2 million tonnes of food into Gaza, and noted Gaza’s population grew 450% in 50 years, `no genocide there`.
- In an unprecedented diplomatic move, Israel’s envoy publicly slammed Priyanka Gandhi Vadra over her 'genocide' remarks, amid escalating Gaza violence and international debate.
- Amid intensifying violence in Gaza, the IDF launched a large-scale offensive following the October 7 attack, during which over 3,000 militants infiltrated Israel, killing approximately 1,200 civilians and taking 240 hostages.
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Indian politicians demand action against Israeli envoy after attack
NEW DELHI: Indian politicians are demanding action against the Israeli ambassador in Delhi following his verbal attack on Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi. Gandhi, a lawmaker from the opposition Congress party, who is the daughter of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and sister of Rahul Gandhi — leader of the opposition — wrote on social media on Tuesday that “the
India's foreign policy has been to maintain a balance with both Israel and Palestine. On one hand, India does not consider Hamas a terrorist group and also expresses concern over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, while on the other hand it also supports Israel's fight against terrorism. In such a situation, the Israeli ambassador has definitely reacted sharply to Priyanka Gandhi's statement, though not the Indian government.
Congress condemns Israeli envoy's reply: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh strongly condemned the Israeli ambassador's reply to Priyanka Gandhi's Gaza statement. He called the Modi government's silence a moral cowardice.
Israel's envoy in Delhi targets Priyanka over 'genocide in Gaza' remark, calls it 'shameful deceit'
The Congress MP’s X post & Reuven Azar’s response came after an Israeli airstrike Sunday killed five Al Jazeera journalists, including Anas al-Sharif, near Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital.
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