Indian Embassy Officials Pay Last Tribute to Col Kale as Mortal Remains on Way Back Home

Tel Aviv: officials from Indian Embassy in Israel paid ir last respects to Indian officer Colonel Waibhav Anil Kale (Retd) who was killed in Gaza amid ongoing tensions in region. His mortal remains were repatriated to India.

Embassy officials were accompanied by senior officials from Israel's Ministry of External Affairs, Israel Defence Forces and United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS).

Taking to X, Embassy wrote, "Embassy officials joined by senior officials from  @IsraelMFA, @IDF, @UNDSS and or UN organizations paid ir last respects to mortal remains of Col. Waibhav Anil Kale (Retd.), who lost his life in Gaza. mortal remains are on ir final journey to India."

46-year-old official died earlier this week when he was travelling in a vehicle to a hospital in Khan Younis area from Rafah.

Ministry of External Affairs confirmed news on Wednesday in a statement that re, "Our Permanent Mission to UN in New York and our Missions in Tel Aviv and Ramallah are extending all assistance in repatriation of mortal remains to India and continue to be in touch with relevant authorities regarding investigation into incident."

According to United Nations world body, Kale joined UN as security service coordinator and was posted a month ago in Gaza. He was earlier commissioned as a security service coordinator and was posted a month ago in Gaza.

(Inputs from ANI)