India, Aug. 7 -- Over 20,000 Indian nationals are currently employed in Israel, including 6,774 who entered the country under the India-Israel bilateral framework agreement as of July 1, 2025, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) told Parliament on Thursday.

"Under the bilateral Framework Agreement,6,774 Indian workers had arrived in Israel for work as of 01 July 2025. This includes 6,730 Indian nationals in the construction sector and 44 Indian nationals employed as caregivers, based on demand raised by the Israeli side," Union Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh said, in response to a question by Rajya Sabha lawmaker John Brittas.

Singh added that out of the 20,174 Indian workers currently employed in Israel, ...