A recent deadly Israeli attack on a UN-run school in Nuseirat Gaza has brought to light the involvement of Indian-made military equipment in the ongoing conflict. The remains of a missile dropped by Israeli warplanes at a UN shelter in the camp were found to bear the label ‘Made in India’, sparking concerns about the possible involvement of Indian weapons makers in the catastrophe.
The incident occurred on the night of June 6, 2024, when Israeli aircraft shelled a UN Relief Agency school in the Nuseirat refugee camp, which has been used as a shelter for Palestinians fleeing from their homes. In the aftermath of this particular airstrike, at least 20 people including women and children died and many more were injured.
A viral video of the aftermath of the attack has surfaced on the internet, the clip purportedly shows the reaming of the building and missile dropped on the UN shelter in Nuseirat Gaza bearing the label “Made in India”.
The UN school which earlier functioned as a centre for hundreds of Palestinian victims of Israeli aggression and other displaced individuals became a site of destruction and distress.
The revelation of the ‘Made in India’ missile has implications for the source and mission of the arms used by Israel in the operation in the Gaza Strip. However, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continued to insist that the airstrike was a pinpoint attack whose purpose was to take out Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters.
Of particular concern is arms manufacture involvement in the conflict, as it gives further evidence that Indian militaries and arms manufacturers have been involved in human rights abuse and possible war crimes.
Earlier on May 17, Spain denied permission for an Israel-bound ship carrying arms from India to dock at its port, Transport Minister Oscar Puente said, as per Reuters report.
The Spanish Foreign Minister, José Manuel Albares, disclosed that the Danish-flagged ship, Marianne Danica, sought permission to dock at the Cartagena port in Spain’s southeast on May 21.
According to the Agence France-Presse (AFP), a news agency reports, the vessel was transporting 27 tonnes of explosive material from Chennai to a port in Israel’s Haifa.
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