"Israel Mourning Her Loss": Ambassador On Woman Killed In Rocket Strike

Soumya Santosh, who hails from Kerala's Idukki district, worked as a housemaid in Israel's Asheklon city for the past seven years, according to relatives quoted by PTI

Ron Malka, Israel's ambassador to India, on Wednesday morning spoke to the family of Soumya Santosh - the Kerala woman killed in a Palestinian rocket strike the day before - to convey his sorrow over her death. My heart goes out to her 9-year-old son, Adon, who has lost his mother at such a young age and will have to grow up without her. This evil attack reminds me of little Moses, who also lost his parents during the 2008 #Mumbaiattacks.May God give them strength and courage???? Stop the fire immediately. We're escalating towards a full scale war. Leaders on all sides have to take the responsibility of deescalation. The cost of war in Gaza is devastating & is being paid by ordinary people. UN is working w/ all sides to restore calm. Stop the violence now Mr Malka said he had spoken to Ms Santosh's family on behalf of the Israeli government, and added that "the whole country is mourning her loss and we are here for them". He also expressed grief that Ms Santosh's young son - who is nine years old - had lost his mother. "I just spoke to the family of Ms Soumya Santosh, the victim of the Hamas terrorist strike. I expressed my sorrow for their unfortunate loss and extended my condolences on behalf of the state of Israel. The whole country is mourning her loss and we are here for them," he tweeted. The Israel ambassador also tweeted photographs of Ms Santosh with her husband and son.