Final selfie of doctor couple goes viral after Ahmedabad crash kills entire family
Ahmedabad: A final selfie taken aboard Air India Flight AI-171 has gone viral, capturing a young doctor couple from Rajasthan and their three children just moments before the plane crashed seconds after take-off from Ahmedabad. All five members of the family perished in the tragedy, along with 236 others on board.
Dr Komi Vyas, a medical professional from Udaipur, had recently quit her job to join her husband, Dr Prateek Joshi, in London. Dr Joshi had been working in the UK and had returned to India just two days earlier to accompany his family on the journey back.
"They left for Ahmedabad yesterday to take the flight to London. Prateek had come here just two days ago to take his wife and children with him. Several other members of both families went to see them off," said Dr Joshi’s cousin Nayan.
The family, including twin sons Nakul and Pradyut (5) and daughter Miraya (8), boarded the ill-fated flight bound for London Gatwick. However, the aircraft failed to gain altitude and crashed into a residential building 32 seconds after take-off, erupting into flames. Of the 242 passengers and crew on board, only one person survived.
The image of the family, smiling and seated inside the aircraft, has since circulated widely on social media, a heartbreaking visual of lives filled with hope and anticipation, cut short in an instant.
What was meant to be the beginning of a new life abroad has now become a symbol of profound loss, with the final photograph standing as a tragic reminder of the fragility of life.
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Netanyahu defends expanded Gaza offfensive; Israeli strike kills five Al Jazeera journalists
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Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday defended a fresh military offensive in the Gaza Strip, calling it “more sweeping than previously announced” and asserting that Israel “has no choice but to finish the job and complete the defeat of Hamas.”
Speaking amid mounting condemnation at home and abroad over the 22-month conflict, Netanyahu said the security cabinet had directed the dismantling of Hamas strongholds not only in Gaza City but also in the “central camps” and Muwasi. These areas, according to UN estimates, shelter more than half a million displaced people and had not been mentioned in Israel’s earlier announcement on Friday.
A source familiar with the operation, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed Israel’s plans to extend military action to both areas. Netanyahu maintained that “safe zones” would be established, though such areas have been bombed in previous strikes.
The announcement came as heavy bombardment was reported in Gaza City late Sunday. Shortly before midnight, Al Jazeera confirmed the killing of its correspondent Anas al-Sharif in a targeted Israeli strike. The attack hit a tent for Al Jazeera journalists outside the main gate of al-Shifa Hospital, an area known for hosting medical personnel.
Shifa Hospital’s administrative director, Rami Mohanna, said the strike killed five Al Jazeera journalists, including Sharif, whom Israel accused of leading a Hamas cell responsible for orchestrating rocket attacks. Sharif was killed moments after posting a video showing intense bombardment in Gaza City.
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