'Fight Against Terror Continues': Israeli Envoy Recalls 26/11 Attack; Draws Parallels with Oct 7 Assault

Israeli envoy ambassador to India Naor Gilon on Friday drew parallels between the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai and the October 7 Hamas assault on the Jewish country that triggered the latest Middle East conflict. In a video posted on X, Gilon expressed his condolences and saluted “the unbreakable spirit” of India.

“The recent event of Oct 7 reminds us that the fight against terror continues,” he said while referring to the Hamas attack in which 1200 people were killed. “This week, we commemorate 15 years of the horrific #MumbaiTerrorAttack. The tragic events of #Mumbai2611 and the recent #Oct7Massacre underscore the urgency of standing together against terrorism,” Gilon wrote on X. Thanking Indians for their “unwavering support, the envoy urged the netizens to join a campaign in support of Israel in the wake of the war in Gaza currently under a four-day truce.

This message, ahead of the 15th anniversary of the Mumbai attack, comes a few days after Israel officially designated Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) as a terrorist organisation. “To symbolise the marking of the 15th year of commemoration of the Mumbai terror attacks, the state of Israel has listed Lashkar-e-Taiba as a Terror Organization,” the Israeli mission in New Delhi said in a statement on Tuesday.

“Despite not being requested by the Government of India to do so, the state of Israel has formally completed all necessary procedures and has satisfied all required checks and regulations to the result of introducing Lashkar-Taiba into the Israeli list of illegal terror organizations,” it added. The Israeli embassy said that the country took this step independently and not at the request of the Indian government.

A total of 166 people, including six Americans, were killed in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks in which 10 Pakistani terrorists laid a siege, attacking and killing people at iconic and prominent locations of Mumbai. The attackers also targeted the Chabad House, a Jewish community center in the city.