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The body of Anula Ratnayaka, a Sri Lankan national who lost her life during a recent attack by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas in Israel was repatriated to Sri Lanka on Sunday, police said.. Ratnayaka, 49, was working as a caregiver in Israel when the attack occurred on October 7..
She was one of the three Sri Lankan nationals reported missing in the early days of the attack..
Meanwhile, foreign minister Ali Sabry in a statement on Sunday said Sri Lanka has voted in favour of the UN General Assembly resolution on Gaza...
The 193-member UN General Assembly on Friday voted on the draft resolution titled Protection of civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations submitted by Jordan and co-sponsored by over 40 nations, including Bangladesh, Maldives, Pakistan, Russia and South Africa...
Along with India, countries abstaining on the resolution included Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.. The Jordanian-drafted resolution did not make any mention of the militant group Hamas..
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