'Tense Situation, Very Difficult Day': Accounts of Indians Stuck in Israel Start Coming In, Students 'Safe'

“I am very nervous and scared...Thankfully we have shelter and Israeli police forces nearby. So far, we are safe...We are in touch with Indian embassy people, we have a good Indian community around and we are connected,” an Indian student in Israel Gokul Manavalan told news agency ANI.

Another student Vimal Krishnasamy Manivannan Chitra said the attack was “very tense and scary”. “Indian embassy is in touch with us in the group. They are keeping a check on us,” he added.

Sharing his situation at the moment the attack was launched, a student Aditya Karunanithi Nivedita said, “It was all very sudden we did not expect it, because there are religious holidays in Israel going on. We got the sirens early in the morning at around 5:30am. We were in bunkers for around 7-8 hours the sirens went off...We are asked to stay inside our homes.”