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India urges citizens working in Israel to ‘relocate to safe areas’

India has urged citizens working in Israel to "relocate to safe areas" after an Indian national was reportedly killed near the border with Lebanon. Two Indian citizens were also seriously injured when an anti-tank missile hit a plantation in Margaliot on Monday. The Israeli embassy in Delhi accused the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah of being behind the attack. The Indian embassy in Israel has since advised all its nationals to stay away from the border. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the embassy added that it was in contact with Israeli authorities to "ensure the safety of all our nationals". However, it did not directly address the anti-tank missile attack, nor how many people had died or been injured. Media reports in both India and Israel say the man was an Indian national, while the Israeli embassy in Delhi has also expressed grief over the death of the man. According to reports, the man had only moved to Israel two months ago to work on a farm. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had earlier said it responded by hitting the site in Lebanon from where the missile was launched. Tens of thousands of people living in communities near the border with Lebanon have been evacuated by Israeli authorities following an escalation in hostilities with Hezbollah on 8 October, the day after Hamas's attacks on southern Israel triggered the war in the Gaza Strip.

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