Israel-Iran Tensions: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday highlighted the need of a stable majority government, particularly during a period of global uncertainty. PM Modi made this statement while releasing the Bharatiya Janata Party's election manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in New Delhi. This remark coincided with a day when Iran's proxies and allies launched drones, and missile assaults on Israel.
The Iranian strike, which took place in less than two weeks after a suspected Israeli attack in Syria that claimed the lives of two Iranian generals within an Iranian consular building, mark Iran's first direct military assault on Israel, notwithstanding decades of hostility tracing back to the nation's 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Without naming any specific country, PM Modi said: “The cloud of uncertainty is hovering over the world today. There is a situation of war. The world is tense. In such times of crisis, the security of Indians living in these regions is our priority. When such tensions prevail across the world, it becomes all the more necessary to have a strong and stable government with a full majority - such a government that makes the country economically prosperous, that takes the country towards 'Viksit Bharat' swiftly and the BJP is determined for this. BJP's manifesto gives a guarantee for once such government.”
The Israeli military announced on Sunday that Iran's unprecedented overnight attack had been "foiled," with hundreds of missiles and drones intercepted with the assistance of the United States and its allies.
The attack, which commenced late Saturday, signifies a significant escalation in the enduring clandestine conflict between the regional adversaries. It occurs amidst the backdrop of the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip.