Sri Lankan Ambassador Nimal Bandara says that two Sri Lankan women who worked as nurses working in Israel have gone missing, but the majority of the rest are carrying out their work as usual.
Meanwhile, Mr. Sujith Priyankara, a Sri Lankan who was injured in the Hamas attack on Israel on the 7th, has left the hospital and is staying at his accommodation, the ambassador says.
Mr. Nimal Bandara, the Sri Lankan Ambassador to Israel, said that he will have difficulty in getting a job for a few months.
The ambassador has also noted the current situation in Israel and a message to the Sri Lankans there.
“Due to the military situation in the region, especially Israel and the Gaza Strip, rockets are being fired at the urban areas of Israel.
Yesterday when I was coming home from work, I heard the siren. I and our driver Tilak also stopped the vehicle on the highway and crossed a nearby bridge to get it safely. Even when we are working in the office, such attacks happen. At those times, everyone goes to the safe rooms and wait until the situation calms down. Last night, some parts of the northern region were attacked by rockets as well as the area where we live. There were three rocket attacks in the area near our house. In those cases, we must protect ourselves.
The air defense system installed here is operational to prevent these attacks. The IRON Dome system, which was put into operation in 2011, can prevent rocket artillery and shell attacks from a distance of 4 to 72 kilometers.
If there is an accident, it will only happen when the parts that explode from the air fall on the ground and hit the end of their body.
Even in the face of this difficult situation, we
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In the case of rocket shells or artillery attacks, the siren sounds and in such a case, I inform them to move to the defense positions in about two minutes before they explode.”
According to the reports of the country, more than 2000 people on Israel have been killed in the attacks of Hamas militants.
