India, Aug. 13 -- Congress has gone on the offensive against the remarks of the Israeli ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, who criticised Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for accusing Tel Aviv of genocide in Gaza.

Several Congress leaders criticised Azar for his remarks against the Wayanad MP, saying that the language used by the Israeli diplomat was "distasteful" and "offensive".

Former union minister Anand Sharma said that the "denial of humanitarian crisis in Gaza" deserves condemnation.

"Israeli Ambassador's brazen denial of the humanitarian tragedy in Gaza & justification for brutal killings of over 60,000 defenceless people, especially children, women & elderly people, deserves the strongest condemnation," the Congress leader wrote in a post...