PM Modi meets Palestinian Prez Abbas; expresses concern over Gaza issue

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas here and expressed deep concern at the humanitarian situation in Gaza reaffirming Indias support for the early restoration of peace and stability in the regionModi is in New York on the second leg of his threeday US visit and met the leader on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session on SundayMet President Mahmoud Abbas in New York Reiterated Indiarsquos support for the early restoration of peace and stability in the region Exchanged views of further strengthening longstanding friendship with the people of Palestine Modi said in a post on X ldquoPM narendramodi met HE Mahmoud Abbas President of Palestine on the sidelines of UNGA todayrdquo Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on XModi expressed deep concern at the humanitarian situation in Gaza and reaffirmed Indiarsquos continued support to the people of Palestinerdquo the post addedPM Modi arrived in New York on Saturday after attending the Quad Leadersrsquo Summit in Wilmington Delaware where he also had bilateral discussions with US President Joe BidenModi addressed thousands of members of the IndianAmerican community at the lsquoModiampUSrsquo mega community event in Long Island Sunday afternoon He also interacted with the top tech leaders and CEOs of the US in a roundtable conference Later in the day he held bilateral discussions with world leaders India has underscored its commitment towards a just peaceful and lasting solution to the IsraelPalestine issue and reiterated that only a twostate solution achieved through direct and meaningful negotiations between both sides will lead to enduring peace The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OCHA citing Ministry of Health in Gaza estimates has said that between October 7 2023 and September 16 this year at least 41226 Palestinians have been killed and 95413 injuredAccording to the Israeli military and official Israeli sources cited in the media more than 1542 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed during this period the majority on October 7 when Hamas attacked IsraelThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever