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Mumbai. Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella have expressed grief over the terrorist attack on Israel and the increasing conflict with Hamas. Both expressed their concerns on X. Pichai wrote, 'We have contacted all our employees in Israel and will continue to support them. Google has two offices there and more than 2 thousand employees. It is unimaginable what he is experiencing right now. Our priority since Saturday is the safety of the employees. At the same time, Satya Nadella wrote, 'I am deeply saddened by the terrorist attacks in Israel and the atrocities that are being seen. Sundar Pichai said, 'We are working with an expert team to provide reliable, accurate information to people through our product. We will continue to support humanitarian and relief organizations at the ground level. Our thoughts are with the victims and their families.
3,000 employees in Israel directly affected
Google has two offices in Israel in Haifa and Tel Aviv and according to media reports, company does research on chip designing and many other things including machine learning and language understanding. CEO Satya Nadella wrote, 'My deepest condolences to those killed and affected. Our focus is on the safety of our employees and their families. Together we condemn this hatred and cruelty. Approximately 3,000 of our employees in Israel are directly affected. We have Jewish employees around the world who are in grief, fear and anxiety because of this. We also have Palestinian workers around the world who are concerned about the safety of their loved ones and against terrorism.
The war started on Saturday
The war between Palestine and Israel started on Saturday. By the fifth day of the war, 1,200 Israelis had died. At the same time, 900 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's retaliation. This conflict has been going on in this area of the Middle East for at least 100 years. There is a dispute over areas like the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Golan Heights. Palestine claims these areas including East Jerusalem. At the same time, Israel is not ready to give up its claim on Jerusalem. The Gaza Strip is between Israel and Egypt. This place is currently under the control of Hamas. This is an anti-Israel group. In September 2005, Israel withdrew its forces from the Gaza Strip. In 2007, Israel imposed several restrictions on this area. Palestine says that an independent Palestine state should be established in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Biden announces doubling of aid to Israel
US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have taken information about the situation of the war from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Biden said in his address from the White House late on Tuesday night that America is with Israel. One thousand people have been inhumanely murdered in Israel. 14 American citizens were killed in these. There has been a massacre in Israel. Israel has the right to respond to this attack. PM Benjamin Netanyahu had called Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the evening of 10 October. He gave complete information about the war to Modi. After this Modi tweeted – The people of India are with Israel in this difficult time. We are against all forms of terrorism.
