Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella have expressed grief over the terrorist attack on Israel and the increasing conflict with Hamas. Pichai wrote on social media platform x, 'We have contacted all our employees in Israel and will continue to support them. Google has two offices there and more than 2 thousand employees.
It is unimaginable what he is experiencing right now. Our priority since Saturday is the safety of the employees. At the same time, Satya Nadella wrote, 'I am deeply saddened by the terrorist attacks in Israel and the atrocities that are being seen.'
Sundar Pichai said, 'We are working with an expert team to provide reliable, accurate information to people through our product. We will continue to support humanitarian and relief organizations at the ground level. Our thoughts are with the victims and their families.
Google has two offices in Israel in Haifa and Tel Aviv. According to media reports, here the company does research on chip designing and many other things including machine learning and language understanding.
CEO Satya Nadella wrote, 'My deepest condolences to those killed and affected. Our focus is on the safety of our employees and their families. Together we condemn this hatred and cruelty. Approximately 3,000 of our employees in Israel are directly affected. We have Jewish employees around the world who are in grief, fear and anxiety because of this. We also have Palestinian workers around the world who are concerned about the safety of their loved ones and against terrorism.
The war between Palestine and Israel started on Saturday. By the fifth day of the war, 1,200 Israelis had died. 900 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's retaliation.
This conflict has been going on in this area of the Middle East for at least 100 years. There is dispute over areas like West Bank, Gaza Strip and Golan Heights. Palestine claims these areas including East Jerusalem. At the same time, Israel is not ready to give up its claim on Jerusalem.
Gaza Strip is between Israel and Egypt. This place is currently under the control of Hamas. This is an anti-Israel group. In September 2005, Israel withdrew its forces from the Gaza Strip. In 2007, Israel imposed several restrictions on this area. Palestine says that an independent Palestine state should be established in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
