‘Shameful that Indian govt stands silent’: Priyanka Gandhi on Israel’s attack on Palestine
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Tuesday called out the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in India for their “silence and inaction” against the killing of thousands of Palestinians by the Israeli military.
Gandhi’s comments come as the death toll from two years of war in Gaza reached nearly 60,000, with a growing number of people dying from starvation and malnutrition, news agency Reuters reported. Images of starving children continue to circulate online, fueling international criticism of Israel as the situation continues to worsen amid mounting tensions.
Taking to X, she wrote: “The Israeli state is committing genocide. It has murdered over 60,000 people, 18,430 of whom were children. It has starved hundreds to death including many children and is threatening to starve millions. Enabling these crimes by silence and inaction is a crime in itself.”
The Israeli state is committing genocide. It has murdered over 60,000 people, 18,430 of whom were children.
It has starved hundreds 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 (@priyankagandhi) August 12, 2025
“It is shameful that the Indian Government stands silent as Israel unleashes this devastation on the people of Palestine,” Gandhi added.
Earlier this morning, referring to the killing of at least five Al Jazeera journalists in an Israeli strike near Gaza City’s Al-Shifa Hospital as “cold blooded murder,” the Congress general secretary underlined, “the immeasurable courage of those who dare to stand for the truth will never be broken by the violence and hatred of the Israeli state.”
“The cold blooded murder of five Al Jazeera journalists is yet another heinous crime committed on Palestinian soil,” she wrote over another post on X.
The cold blooded murder of five Al Jazeera journalists is yet another heinous crime committed on Palestinian soil.
The immeasurable courage of those who dare to stand for the truth will never be broken by the violence and hatred of the Israeli state.
In a world where much of…
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) August 12, 2025
Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif, alongside four other colleagues, was killed in a targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists in Gaza City, according to the media network. The Israeli military then acknowledged the attack, saying it killed a Hamas cell leader posing as an Al Jazeera journalist.
“In a world where much of the media is enslaved to power and commerce, these brave souls reminded us of what true journalism is. May they rest in peace,” she said.
This is not the first time Gandhi has voiced strong condemnation of Israel’s attack on Gaza. She joined a chorus of international criticism against Israel’s military actions earlier this year, after 400 innocent civilians, including 130 children, were killed by them in Gaza.
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The United Nations Human Rights office Monday condemned the airstrike targeting the journalists’ tent, and called for “immediate, safe and unhindered access to Gaza for all journalists.”
Calling it a “grave breach of international humanitarian law,” the UN wrote: “#Israel must respect & protect all civilians, including journalists. At least 242 Palestinian journalists were killed in Gaza since 7 Oct 2023.”
(with PTI inputs)
