Why Indians Are Fighting Israel’s War Against Hamas

Indian Jewish communities in Manipur and Mizoram are known as the Bnei Menashe, and they share a close relationship with Israel, which is why they are fighting Israel's war against Hamas.

Table of ContentsLost tribe of IsraelLong way homeBnei Menashe and the war

On Israel's border with Lebanon, a shell purportedly launched by Hezbollah struck an Israeli Army soldier called Natanel Touthang, injuring him with shrapnel. He received treatment for "light" hand and eye injuries after being airlifted to Rambam Hospital in Haifa.

Naturally, this is not an unusual instance of a battle in which, in less than two weeks, over 5,000 people have lost their lives and almost 20,000 have been injured. Touthang, 26, is not your typical Israeli soldier, either, having grown up in the Phailen neighborhood of Churachandpur, Manipur, India. A few years ago, he and his family relocated to Israel, where they subsequently obtained citizenship.

Touthang's wound is the first of this kind to aff...

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