Sri Lanka has designated a total of US $30,000 for the well-being of Sri Lankans residing in Israel in the event of an emergency. This allocation comprises US $20,000 from the government and US $10,000 from the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau, according to an official statement.
Nimal Bandara, the Sri Lankan ambassador in Israel, confirmed that the funds have been repatriated to the embassy and will be utilized as needed. He further reported that two Sri Lankans are currently missing, and one has been injured following escalated tensions in the region. The Israeli Foreign Ministry has released a list of foreign nationals affected by the ongoing conflict.
Approximately 8,000 Sri Lankans are employed in Israel, with about 90 percent of them working as caregivers in elderly care facilities. Despite the tensions in areas adjacent to the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, Ambassador Nimal Bandara emphasized that daily life continues unaffected in other parts of the country.
