New Delhi (PTI): The second flight carrying 235 Indians from Israel landed at Delhi airport on Saturday morning.

The government has launched Operation Ajay to facilitate the return of those who wish to come back home from Israel, amid fresh tensions due to the Israel-Hamas conflict.

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Saturday said the second flight carrying 235 citizens arrived in the national capital.

He also shared pictures of the passengers on social media platform X.

The chartered flight AI 140 had 235 Indians and out of them, 33 people were from Kerala, according to the Kerala government.

The first flight from Tel Aviv, also operated by Air India, carrying more than 200 people landed at Delhi on Friday morning.

Minister of State for External Affairs Rajkumar Ranjan Singh received the Indians who came from Israel at the airport.

"Received the second batch of Indians from Israel. Heartening to note that they are very appreciative of GoI's swift response #OperationAjay and @MEAIndia for smooth coordination," he said in a post on X.

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Mumbai: Maulana Ghulam Vastanvi, a renowned Islamic scholar and educationist, passed away at the age of 75 in Akkalkuwa, Maharashtra, on Sunday after a prolonged illness. A native of Kosadi village in Gujarat’s Surat district, he had been undergoing dialysis and other treatments for years. His funeral, attended by over 50,000 people, was held Monday in Nandurbar district.

Vastanvi was the founder of Jamia Islamia Ishaatul Uloom, a pioneering institution offering Islamic as well as modern education, including engineering and medical courses, to over 15,000 students. He had also started an MBBS college in Jalna.

In 2011, he briefly served as Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband but resigned amid controversy over remarks perceived as supportive of Narendra Modi. Known for his educational outreach, Vastanvi was widely respected in India and abroad, including in Saudi Arabia.

He is survived by two sons and six daughters. His son, Mufti Uzaifa Vastanvi, described his father’s life work as building “an empire to impart education to Muslim people.”