Haifa officials and Indian dignitaries gathered at the city’s British Military Cemetery on Monday to mark the anniversary of the 1918 battle in which Indian cavalry liberated the city from Ottoman rule.
The ceremony, attended by Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav, Indian Ambassador to Israel J.P. Singh, and Indian Air Force attaché Vijay Patel, honored soldiers of the Jodhpur and Mysore regiments who carried out what historians describe as the last great cavalry charge in history.
“This is not only a history lesson, but a living testament to the power of heritage to unite two nations,” said Yigal Graever of the Haifa Historical Association.
Indian Air Force attaché Vijay Patel called Haifa Day an “important milestone” in Indian history.
