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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday saluted Indian soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice to liberate Haifa, the third largest city in Israel during the ‘Battle of Haifa’ in 1918.
In a series of tweets he said: “On Haifa Day, I salute the brave Indian soldiers who laid down their lives to liberate Haifa in 1918. Was pleased to visit Haifa and pay homage there in person in July.”
Was pleased to visit Haifa and pay homage there in person in July. pic.twitter.com/qVH6rPPEsK
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— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 23, 2017
On Haifa Day I salute the brave Indian soldiers who laid down their lives to liberate Haifa in 1918.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 23, 2017
On his visit to Israel in July, Modi had visited the Indian cemetery in Haifa, along with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu to lay wreaths.
In the Battle of Haifa, the Indian 15th (Imperial Service) Cavalry Brigade, 5th Cavalry Division and part of the Desert Mounted Corps attacked rear guard forces of the Ottoman Empire that resulted in the capture of the towns of Haifa and Acre.
The Jodhpur and Mysore Lancers are now represented by the 61st Cavalry Regiment in the Indian Army and still commemorate the battle every year on September 23 as Haifa Day.
(With inputs from agencies)
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