Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday termed Israeli Ambassador Ruveen Azar’s reply to Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s statement on the Gaza struggle as “completely unacceptable”. He also criticized the “extreme moral cowardice” of the Modi government, which did not become vocal over the misdeeds happening in the Gaza of Israel. Jairam demanded the Indian government to raise strong objections to this ambassador’s reply.

What did Priyanka Gandhi say on Gaza?
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Tuesday that the “ruthless killing” of five journalists of Al-Jazeera is another disgusting crime on Palestinian land. He said that the immense courage to stand for the truth, the violence and hatred of Israel can never be broken.

According to Al-Jazeera Media Network, Al-Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif and four colleagues were killed in a targeted Israeli attack on reporters camp in Gaza City. Priyanka Gandhi said in a post on ‘X’, “The ruthless murder of five Jazeera journalists is another heinous crime on Palestinian land.”

The Congress General Secretary said, “The immense courage to stand for the truth, the Israeli violence and hate will never break.” He said, “In a world where a large part of the media has become a slave to power and business, these brave people reminded us the meaning of true journalism. may his soul rest in peace.”

Governance told the action of Israel in Gaza
Priyanka Gandhi described the Israeli action in Gaza as a “massacre” and said that the Israeli state has killed more than 60,000 people, including 18,430 children. He described the silence on this issue of the central government as “shameful”. In response, Israeli Ambassador Ruveen Azar said that “shameful is your deceit” and Israel killed 25,000 Hamas terrorists. He also said that Hamas’s terrorist hides behind the citizens and Israel has delivered 2 million tonnes of food items to Gaza.

The Israeli State is Committing Genocide. It has murdered over 60,000 people, 18,430 of who was children.

It has starved Hinds to Death Including Many Children and is Threatening to Starve Millions.

Enabling these crimes by Silence and inaction is a crime in itself.

It…

– Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@PriyankAndhi) August 12, 2025

Israeli ambassador rescue and accused on Hamas
On Priyanka Gandhi’s statement, the Israeli ambassador said – “Shameful is your deception. Israel hit 25,000 Hamas terrorists. Hamas hides behind terrorist citizens, firing people who fired or help people and fire rockets.” He said that Israel brought 2 million tonnes of food items to Gaza, while Hamas tries to hide it, which is increasing hunger. The ambassador said on the population of Gaza that it has increased 450 percent in the last 50 years, so there was no massacre there. He asked the international community not to trust the data stated by Hamas.

What is shameful is your decision. Israel Killed 25,000 Hamas Terrorists. The terrible cost in human lives derives from Hamas’s Heinous Tactics of Hidding Behind Civilians, their Shooting of People Trying to Evacuate or Receive Assistance and Their Rockt Fire. Israel facilitated 2… https://t.co/e3lsuwfmxh

– 🇮🇱 reuven azar (@reuvenazar) August 12, 2025

Jairam Ramesh’s attack on Israeli Ambassador’s response
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh wrote on X- “The Indian National Congress condemns the language that the Israeli ambassador used to express grief over Priyanka Gandhi’s genocide in Gaza. The Modi government has shown extreme moral cowardice in speaking on Israel’s misdeeds for the last 18-20 months. We consider it completely unacceptable.”