The mortal remains of an Indian killed in Israel will reach India today, he died after being hit by an anti-tank missile.
The body of Indian worker Patnibin Maxwell, who died in Israel, will leave for India. It is expected to reach Delhi on Friday. From here it will be taken to Thiruvananthapuram. 30 year old Maxwell was a resident of Kollam, Kerala. He died after being hit by an anti-tank missile fired from Lebanon.
Maxwell was killed when an anti-tank missile struck an agricultural plantation in the Galilee region in Israel’s north about 11 a.m. on Monday. Seven other employees, including two Indians, were injured in the attack. He is from Kerala. Bush Joseph George, 31, and Pal Melvin, 28, are being treated.
The Indian Mission in Tel Aviv issued an advisory on Tuesday urging its citizens to move to safe areas. The attack is believed to have been carried out by the Shiite Hezbollah group in Lebanon, which has been launching daily rocket, missile and drone attacks on northern Israel since October 8 in support of Hamas amid the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.
