INDIA DISMAYED AT GAZA VIOLENCE

India is dismayed at the continuing violence in occupied Palestine, particularly in the Gaza Strip. “Events this week, including the disproportionate use of retaliatory force, have led to avoidable civilian casualties, including the death of innocent children. This is unacceptable,” said a statement by the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs. According to a report, India has strongly urged an immediate end to the cycle of violence by all parties concerned. The statement came after an Israeli assault on northern Gaza killed 35 Palestinians on Saturday, making it the deadliest day of Israeli-Palestinian fighting in the Hamas-ruled territory in more than a year.