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[Israel In Sri Lanka @IsraelInSL]

Independence Day Message from H.E. Reuven Azar
Ambassador of the State of Israel to India
and Non-Resident Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Bhutan.

Happy 78 Independence Day to the people of Sri Lanka. 🇱🇰🇮🇱

On this special day, I extend my warmest greeting to all Sri Lankans at home and around the world. Independence is more than a moment in history. It is a living commitment to unity, resilience, and hope. Over the years, both Sri Lanka and Israel have overcome many challenges. This spirit of perseverance and determination is something that connects our nations and peoples and inspires us to keep moving forward. Israel deeply values its friendship with Sri Lanka. Our relationship is built on mutual respect, warm ties between our peoples, and growing cooperation in many fields. As you celebrate this important day, I wish Sri Lanka continued peace, prosperity, and success. Happy Independence Day, Sri Lanka.

ගරු තානාපතිතුමන්ගේ නිදහස් දින පණිවිඩය.

78 වන අභිමානවත් නිදහස් දිනය සමරන ශ්‍රීලාංකික ජනතාවට සුභාශිංසන. 🇱🇰🇮🇱

මේ විශේෂ දිනයේදී ලොව පුරා වෙසෙන ආදරණීය ශ්‍රීලාංකික ජනතාවට මගේ උණුසුම් සුභ පැතුම් පිරිනමන්නෙමි. නිදහස යනු ඉතිහාසයේ එක් නිශ්චිත මොහොතක් පමණක් නොවේ. එය එකමුතුව, ධෛර්යය සහ බලාපොරොත්තු එක්වුනු ජීවමාන සාක්ෂියකි. ගතවුනු කාලවකවානු තුළ ශ්‍රීලංකාව සහ ඊශ්‍රායලය යන දෙරටම අභියෝග රැසකට මුහුණ දී ඒවා සාර්ථක ලෙස ජය ගැනීමට සමත් විය. ඒ සදහා හේතුවුන අධිෂ්ඨානශීලී බව සහ උත්සාහය අත් නොහැරීම යන ගුණාංගයන් අපේ රටවල් දෙකත් , ජනතාවත් සම්බන්ධ කරන ආත්මයයි. එය අපව අඛණ්ඩව ඉදිරියට ගෙන යන ගාමක බලවේගයයි

ශ්‍රී ලංකාව සමඟ ඇති මිත්‍රත්වය ඊශ්‍රායලය විසින් ඉතසිතින්ම අගය කරන්නකි. අපගේ සබඳතාවය පදනම් වී ඇත්තේ අන්‍යොන්‍ය ගෞරවය, අපගේ ජනතාව අතර බැඳීම්, සහ බොහෝ ක්ෂේත්‍රවල වර්ධනය වෙමින් පවතින ද්වීපාර්ශවික සහයෝගිතාව මතයි.

මේ අභිමානවත් දිනයේදී ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට සාමය, සමෘද්ධිය සහ සාර්ථකත්වය ප්‍රාර්ථනා කරමි.
සුභ නිදහස් දිනයක් වේවා !

இலங்கை மக்களுக்கு 78வது சுதந்திர தின நல்வாழ்த்துகள்! 🇱🇰🇮🇱

இந்த சிறப்பு நாளில், தாயகத்திலும் உலகம் முழுவதும் வாழும் அனைத்து இலங்கையர்களுக்கும் என் இதயப்பூர்வமான வாழ்த்துகளைத் தெரிவித்துக் கொள்கிறேன். சுதந்திரம் என்பது வரலாற்றின் ஒரு தருணம் மட்டுமல்ல; அது ஒற்றுமை, மனவலிமை மற்றும் நம்பிக்கை ஆகியவற்றிற்கான உயிர்ப்புடன் இருக்கும் உறுதிப்பாட்டாகும்.

பல ஆண்டுகளாக இலங்கையும் இஸ்ரேலும் பல சவால்களை வெற்றிகரமாக சமாளித்துள்ளன. இந்த விடாமுயற்சியும் உறுதியும் நிறைந்த மனப்பாங்கு எங்கள் நாடுகளையும் மக்களையும் இணைக்கும் ஒரு பாலமாக இருந்து, தொடர்ந்து முன்னேற எங்களை ஊக்குவிக்கிறது.

இலங்கையுடன் கொண்டுள்ள நட்பை இஸ்ரேல் ஆழமாக மதிக்கிறது. எங்கள் உறவு பரஸ்பர மரியாதை, மக்களுக்கிடையேயான உஷ்ணமான தொடர்புகள் மற்றும் பல துறைகளில் வளர்ந்து வரும் ஒத்துழைப்பின் அடிப்படையில் கட்டியமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

இந்த முக்கியமான நாளை நீங்கள் கொண்டாடும் இந்த வேளையில், இலங்கை தொடர்ந்து அமைதி, செழிப்பு மற்றும் வெற்றியை அடைய என் மனமார்ந்த வாழ்த்துகள்.

சுதந்திர தின நல்வாழ்த்துகள், இலங்கை!

#SriLanka #israelinsrilanka #Israel

[🇮🇱 Reuven Azar @ReuvenAzar]

Amazing to see Bharat’s 🇮🇳energy and drive. It’s a success story Israel 🇮🇱 and many more countries want to be part of.

[Israel In Sri Lanka @IsraelInSL]

On this day in 1967, the Six-Day War began.
Egypt, Syria, and Jordan, backed by the Soviet Union, Iraq, Algeria, Kuwait, and Sudan, openly called for Israel’s destruction and massed troops along its borders. Facing an existential threat with no allies, Israel launched a preemptive strike against Egyptian and Syrian air forces, then engaged their ground forces on its southern and northern fronts. A third front opened when Jordan joined the war. ( Israel told Jordan to stay out of the conflict, but Jordan nevertheless attacked.)
In six days, Israel defeated the invading armies and captured the Sinai Peninsula, Gaza Strip, Golan Heights, and Judea and Samaria, while reunifying Jerusalem. Israel offered to return most of the captured territory in exchange for peace, but the Arab states refused. Peace treaties were later signed with Egypt (1979) and Jordan (1994).
In November 1967, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 242, which called for a land-for-peace framework. It became the foundation for all subsequent Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts, all of which have been rejected by Palestinian leadership.

1967 අද වනි දිනෙක " දින හයේ යුද්ධය ආරම්භ විය."

ඊජිප්තුව, සිරියාව සහ ජෝර්දානය යන රාජ්‍යයන් සෝවියට් සංගමය, ඉරාකය, ඇල්ජීරියාව ඇතුළු රටවල සහය ලබමින් ඊශ්‍රායලය විනාශ කරන ලෙස විවෘතව ප්‍රකාශ කරමින් එහි දේශසීමා දිගේ හමුදා රැස් කළහ. මිත්‍ර පාක්ෂිකයන් නොමැතිව සිය පැවැත්ම සදහා වන තර්ජනයකට මුහුණ දුන් ඊශ්‍රායලය ඊජිප්තු සහ සිරියානු ගුවන් හමුදාවට එරෙහිව ප්‍රහාරයක් දියත් කර, පසුව දකුණු සහ උතුරු පෙරමුණු වලදී ඔවුන්ගේ ගොඩබිම් හමුදාවන් සමඟද ගැටුණි. ජෝර්දානය යුද්ධයට සම්බන්ධ වීමත් සමඟ තෙවන පෙරමුණක්ද විවෘත විය. ( ජෝර්දානයට යුද්ධයට සම්බන්ධ නොවන ලෙස ඊශ්‍රායලය ඉල්ලා සිටි පසුබිමක පවා එය නොසලකා ඔවුන් යුද්ධයට සම්බන්ධ විය)

දින හයක් තුළ, ඊශ්‍රායලය ඔවුන්ව විනාශ කිරීමට පැමිණි ඊජීප්තු සිරියා ජෝර්දාන ආක්‍රමණික හමුදාවන් පරාජය කර සීනායි අර්ධද්වීපය, ගාසා තීරය, ගොලාන් උස්බිම්, ජුදයා සහ සමාරිය අත්පත් කර ගත් අතර ජෙරුසලම නැවත එක්සත් කළේය. ඊශ්‍රායලය අල්ලා ගත් බොහෝ භූමි ප්‍රදේශ සාම‍ය වෙනුවෙන් හුවමාරුවට ලබා දීමට ඉදිරිපත් වුවද, අරාබි රටවල් එය ප්‍රතික්ෂේප කළේය. පසුව ඊජිප්තුව සමඟ 1979 දීත් ජෝර්දානය සමඟ 1994 දීත් සාම ගිවිසුම් අත්සන් කරන ලදී.

1967 නොවැම්බරයේදී එක්සත් ජාතීන්ගේ ආරක්ෂක මණ්ඩලය 242 යෝජනාව සම්මත කරමින් භූමියට සාමය යන රාමුව ඉදිරිපත් කරන ලදි. එය ඉන් පසුව පැවති සියලුම ඊශ්‍රායල-පලස්තීන සාම උත්සාහයන් සඳහා පදනම බවට පත් වූ අතර, ඒවා සියල්ලම පලස්තීන නායකත්වය විසින් ප්‍රතික්ෂේප කරන ලදී.

1967-ஆம் ஆண்டு இதே நாளில், ஆறு நாள் போர் தொடங்கியது. சோவியத் யூனியன், ஈராக், அல்ஜீரியா, குவைத் மற்றும் சூடான் ஆகிய நாடுகளின் ஆதரவுடன் எகிப்து, சிரியா மற்றும் ஜோர்டான் ஆகிய நாடுகள், இஸ்ரேலை அழிக்குமாறு வெளிப்படையாக அழைப்பு விடுத்ததோடு, அதன் எல்லைகளில் படைகளைக் குவித்தன. இந்த மோதலில் இருந்து விலகி இருக்குமாறு இஸ்ரேல் ஜோர்டானை அவசரமாக எச்சரித்தது, ஆனாலும் ஜோர்டான் தாக்குதலை நடத்தியது. கூட்டாளிகள் இல்லாத நிலையில், தனது இரு நாடுகளுக்கும் பெரும் அச்சுறுத்தலை எதிர்கொண்ட இஸ்ரேல், எகிப்திய மற்றும் சிரிய விமானப் படைகளுக்கு எதிராக ஒரு முன்னெச்சரிக்கைத் தாக்குதலைத் தொடுத்தது; பின்னர், தனது தெற்கு மற்றும் வடக்கு முனைகளில் அவற்றின் தரைப்படைகளுடன் போரிட்டது. யூதேயா மற்றும் சமாரியாவில் ஜோர்டான் போரில் இணைந்தபோது மூன்றாவது முனை திறக்கப்பட்டது. ஆறு நாட்களில், இஸ்ரேல் படையெடுத்து வந்த படைகளைத் தோற்கடித்து, சினாய் தீபகற்பம், காசா முனை, கோலான் குன்றுகள், மற்றும் யூதேயா மற்றும் சமாரியாவைக் கைப்பற்றியதுடன், ஜெருசலேமையும் மீண்டும் ஒன்றிணைத்தது. அமைதிக்கு ஈடாகக் கைப்பற்றப்பட்ட பெரும்பாலான பகுதிகளைத் திருப்பித் தருவதாக இஸ்ரேல் முன்வந்தது, ஆனால் அரபு நாடுகள் மறுத்துவிட்டன. பின்னர் எகிப்து (1979) மற்றும் ஜோர்டான் (1994) ஆகியவற்றுடன் அமைதி ஒப்பந்தங்கள் கையெழுத்தாயின. 1967 நவம்பரில், ஐ.நா. பாதுகாப்பு மன்றம், 'அமைதிக்கு ஈடாக நிலம்' என்ற கட்டமைப்பை வலியுறுத்தும் தீர்மானம் 242-ஐ ஏற்றுக்கொண்டது. அதுவே, அதைத் தொடர்ந்த அனைத்து இஸ்ரேலிய-பாலஸ்தீனிய அமைதி முயற்சிகளுக்கும் அடித்தளமாக அமைந்தது; அந்த முயற்சிகள் அனைத்தும் பாலஸ்தீனத் தலைமையால் நிராகரிக்கப்பட்டன.

#IsraelinSrilanka
#SixDaysWar #honoraryconsulateofisraelinsrilanka

[Israel Foreign Ministry @IsraelMFA]

Dear @grok
1) What caused the Six-Day War?

[Israel Foreign Ministry @IsraelMFA]

They called it a "civilian" building.

The problem? There's a Hezbollah rocket launcher inside it.

This is Hezbollah's method: hide military infrastructure among civilians, then cry foul when those weapons are targeted.

This is what human shields look like.

📷 @Israel_Alma_org

[Israel Defense Forces @IDF]

❗️ Hezbollah launched mortar shells that hit a UNIFIL position and killed a UN personnel member in southern Lebanon

Overnight, Hezbollah launched several mortar shells that landed inside a UNIFIL force position in the Dibbine area in southern Lebanon—killing a UN personnel member and injuring two others.

An examination of the launch trajectory clearly indicates that the fire was carried out by the Hezbollah terrorist organization.

[Gideon Sa'ar | גדעון סער @gidonsaar]

Today, I am proud to announce that Israel will open its first-ever embassy in Ljubljana.

The election of Prime Minister @JJansaSDS marks a new chapter in relations between Israel and Slovenia. After years of the hostility of the previous government- we now have an opportunity to rebuild, strengthen, and deepen a real partnership.

An Israeli embassy is more than a diplomatic mission. It is a statement of friendship, dialogue, and a shared belief in freedom, democracy, and security.

We are turning today a new page.

When Israel’s friends return to power - Israel returns.
🇸🇮🇮🇱

[Israel Foreign Ministry @IsraelMFA]

You wouldn’t want your child to have just 15 seconds to run to a bomb shelter. Hezbollah is a terror organization which has taken Lebanon hostage.
We will secure our children.

[🇮🇱 Reuven Azar @ReuvenAzar]

One day after the takeover of the Beaufort by the @IDF ,
I spoke with @SaroyaHem from @firstpost at the Greater West Asia Forum, India 🇮🇳 about @Israel 's 🇮🇱 actions to defend itself, the prospects of peace with #Lebanon 🇱🇧 and the attempts of the Iranian Regime to transform their military defeat to a diplomatic victory through extortion and stalling. Take a look!
https://t.co/fVC1ADvklV via @YouTube

[Israel Foreign Ministry @IsraelMFA]

No Jews No News

[Israel Foreign Ministry @IsraelMFA]

Hezbollah leader Na'im Qassem's rejection of the ceasefire and rocket interceptions over Kiryat Shmona tell the story: Hezbollah continues to attack Israel and destabilize the region.

The Iranian proxy Hezbollah must be disarmed and its terrorist infrastructure in southern Lebanon must be dismantled according to UN Security Council Resolution 1701.

[Israel Foreign Ministry @IsraelMFA]

Hezbollah struck a church in southern Lebanon.

Then it attempted to blame Israel.

The damage to a Christian religious site is not an isolated incident. It is the policy of a terrorist organization that operates from populated areas and endangers all segments of Lebanese society regardless of religion, sect, or community.

As Iran's most powerful proxy, Hezbollah advances Tehran's interests at the expense of the Lebanese people. It uses Lebanese territory and its population as shields for its military operations.

Hezbollah: Iran's proxy. Lebanon's tragedy. Israel's threat.

📷 @IDF / @Israel_Alma_org

[🇮🇱 Reuven Azar @ReuvenAzar]

Dhoot Transmission 🇮🇳 bets on India's growing vehicle safety market with 🇮🇱 RideVision ADAS partnership https://t.co/QNZHqNmbUy

[🇮🇱 Reuven Azar @ReuvenAzar]

Joint Statement of 🇺🇸 , Republic of 🇱🇧 , and State of 🇮🇱 on the Latest High-Level Trilateral Meeting - United States Department of State https://t.co/soK8HjTg8b

[Israel In Sri Lanka @IsraelInSL]

Israel in Srilanka Vesak Lanterns Showcase ✨

Over the past 3 days, we have received a wonderful number of creative lanterns from across the country! Your innovative designs and amazing creativity have truly impressed us.
As the Nation of Innovation, the State of Israel is delighted to collaborate with the brilliant ideas of Sri Lanka’s future generation. Many kids used natural materials, recycled papers, wool and other creative resources — wonderful eco-friendly efforts!
We are proudly posting all your beautiful lanterns here. Thank you for sharing your light with us! 🪔

Israel in Srilanka වෙසක් කූඩු ප්‍රදර්ශනය ✨

පසුගිය දින කිහිපය තුළ අපිට දිවයින පුරා දරුවන්ගෙන් ලැබුණු නිර්මාණශීලී වෙසක් කූඩු සියල්ල අතිශයින්ම නිර්මාණශීලියි. ඔබගේ නවෝත්පාදන අදහස් සහ නිර්මාණශීලීත්වය අපව විශ්මයට පත් කළා.

නවෝත්පාදනයේ දේශය ලෙස ඊශ්‍රායලයේ අපට ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ අනාගත පරපුරේ දක්ෂ අදහස් සමඟ එක්ව කටයුතු කිරීමට ලැබීම සතුටට කරුණක්. බොහෝ දරුවන් ස්වාභාවික ද්‍රව්‍ය, ප්‍රතිචක්‍රීකරණය කළ කඩදාසි,නූල් සහ තවත් නිර්මාණශීලී සම්පත් භාවිත කර තිබුණු අතර අපූරු පරිසර හිතකාමී උත්සාහයන් රැසක් අප දුටුවා. එමෙන්ම වැඩිහිටියන් රැසක්ද අනර්ඝ නිර්මාණ රැසක් එවා තිබුණා.

ඔබගේ සියලුම ලස්සන කූඩු අපි අභිමානයෙන් යුතුව මෙහි පළ කරනවා. ඔබගේ ආලෝකය අපත් සමඟ බෙදාගැනීම ගැන ස්තූතියි! 🪔

#Vesak2026 #LanternCompetition

இலங்கையில் இஸ்ரேல் வெசாக் விளக்குகள் கண்காட்சி ✨ கடந்த 3 நாட்களில், நாடு முழுவதிலுமிருந்து ஏராளமான படைப்பாற்றல் மிக்க விளக்குகளை நாங்கள் பெற்றுள்ளோம்! உங்களின் புதுமையான வடிவமைப்புகளும் அற்புதமான படைப்பாற்றலும் எங்களை உண்மையிலேயே கவர்ந்துள்ளன. புதுமைகளின் தேசம் என்ற வகையில், இலங்கையின் எதிர்காலத் தலைமுறையினரின் சிறந்த யோசனைகளுடன் இணைந்து பணியாற்றுவதில் இஸ்ரேல் அரசு மகிழ்ச்சி கொள்கிறது. பல குழந்தைகள் இயற்கைப் பொருட்கள், மறுசுழற்சி செய்யப்பட்ட காகிதங்கள், கம்பளி மற்றும் பிற படைப்பாற்றல் வளங்களைப் பயன்படுத்தியுள்ளனர் — அற்புதமான சூழல்நட்பு முயற்சிகள்! உங்களின் அழகான விளக்குகள் அனைத்தையும் நாங்கள் பெருமையுடன் இங்கே பதிவிடுகிறோம். உங்கள் ஒளியை எங்களுடன் பகிர்ந்துகொண்டதற்கு நன்றி! 🪔

#Vesak2026 #LanternCompetition
#IsraelinSrilanka
#honoraryconsulateofisraelinsrilanka

[Israel Foreign Ministry @IsraelMFA]

On June 1–2, 1941, a mob of rioters incited by Nazi-aligned Iraqi nationalists unleashed a brutal pogrom against Baghdad’s Jewish community. Hundreds of Jews were murdered, thousands were injured, and Jewish homes and businesses were looted and destroyed.

At the time, the Mufti of Jerusalem, Amin al-Husseini, was living in Baghdad. An ally of Nazi Germany, he spread virulent antisemitic propaganda and fueled anti-Jewish hatred.

Known as the Farhud, this massacre marked the beginning of the end of Iraq’s 2,600-year-old Jewish community. In the following years, Iraqi Jews were forced to flee, mostly finding refuge in Israel.

Today, no Jews remain in Iraq.

[🇮🇱 Reuven Azar @ReuvenAzar]

‘India has a huge role to play’: Israel on New Delhi’s growing influence in West Asia https://t.co/jFfMISVOTO

[Israel In Sri Lanka @IsraelInSL]

Israel in Sri Lanka Vesak Lanterns Competition Update !✨

A big thank you to everyone across the country who has already sent us your beautiful lantern photos and videos! We are truly amazed by the brilliant art and crafts from Loom & Bloom by Asa , Nishi Weerasinghe, Tharuvik, Venuri Pramodya, Bometh Thanuka, Sadhuka, Manuka, Senehas , Shenuka ishan Kumara and many others across the country!

The competition is still open !

Keep sending your glowing masterpieces via WhatsApp to [phone]. We will publish them on our page with your name.

Deadline: 1st June

Let’s see more lanterns from every corner of Sri Lanka! 🪔

#Vesak2026 #LanternCompetition

Israel in Srilanka වෙසක් කූඩු තරගය ! ✨
ලංකාවේ සෑම තැනකින්ම පාහේ අපට ඉතාමත් නිර්මාණාත්මක වෙසක් කූඩු රැසක වීඩියෝ සහ ඡායාරූප ලැබුණා. ඒ සියල්ලටම බෙහෙවින්ම ස්තූතියි. ඔබේ නිර්මාණශීලීත්වය ඇත්තෙන්ම අනර්ඝයි.

තවමත් ඇරඹුණා පමණයි !

ඔබේ අලංකාර නිර්මාණයේ වීඩියෝවක් පහත අංකයට whatsapp ඔස්සේ එවන්න. [phone] ඔබේ එවන සියළු නිර්මාණ අපගේ නිල පිටුවේ පළ කෙරෙණු ඇත.

රට පුරා ලොව පුරා නිර්මාණාත්මක වෙසක් කූඩු බෙදා ගනිමු.🪔

இலங்கையில் இஸ்ரேல் வெசாக் விளக்குப் போட்டி குறித்த புதிய தகவல்! ✨

நாடு முழுவதிலும் இருந்து உங்களின் அழகான விளக்குப் புகைப்படங்களையும் காணொளிகளையும் எங்களுக்கு ஏற்கனவே அனுப்பிய அனைவருக்கும் மனமார்ந்த நன்றி! உங்கள் படைப்பாற்றலைக் கண்டு நாங்கள் உண்மையிலேயே வியந்து போனோம். போட்டி இன்னும் நடைபெறுகிறது! உங்களின் ஒளிரும் தலைசிறந்த படைப்புகளை [phone] என்ற எண்ணுக்கு வாட்ஸ்அப் மூலம் தொடர்ந்து அனுப்புங்கள். அவற்றை உங்கள் பெயருடன் எங்கள் பக்கத்தில் வெளியிடுவோம். கடைசி நாள்: ஜூன் 1 இலங்கையின் ஒவ்வொரு மூலையிலிருந்தும் இன்னும் பல விளக்குகளைக் காண்போம்! 🪔

#honoraryconsulateofisraelinsrilanka #IsraelinSrilanka

[Ambassador Yechiel (Michael) Leiter @yechielleiter]

In case you were wondering what the last 12 hours looked like for Israelis:

💥65 rocket launches directed at our forces
💥 14 rockets launched toward Israeli communities, including Kiryat Shmona and Nahariya, 4 rockets on the town of Carmiel
💥 10 UAVs launched toward our forces and Israeli territory - including at civilians going to the beach
💥 2 anti-tank missile attacks against our forces
💥 Combat encounters with terrorists within the defense area

[UN Watch @UNWatch]

🚨 BREAKING: New report by UN Watch reveals UN “experts” accepted millions of dollars from China, Russia, and Qatar before attacking the U.S., Israel, and the West.

🧵 See the report’s most striking findings:

[Noach Hacker נח הקר @noachhacker]

IT’S FRIDAY! Time for our weekly economic update on Israel🇮🇱

💳Policy Cut Rate
📱Israelis’ Favorite Apps
🛳️Israel Fast-Tracks Global Trade

Get the details in our weekly newsletter below!👇👇👇

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