Most of them are students...
Israel is struggling due to the worst escalation in its conflict with Palestinian group Hamas which has claimed nearly 1,000 lives and thousands more on each side.
On Saturday, Hamas attacked Israel surprisingly with a barrage of rockets and a large-scale ground assault.
Thousands of Israeli forces were deployed to battle Hamas fighters in the south and the air force again pounded targets in the Gaza Strip.
Gun battles are raging in towns and on highways as well. Still, 18,000 citizens are stuck in Israel. The majority of them are caregivers, IT professionals, and students.
There are many agencies in Israel that hire caregivers from India for the elderly population there. There are about 85,000 Jews of Indian origin in Israel.
NDTV also spoke to two Indian students who are currently in the Israeli city. They said the current situation is "totally unpredictable".
"We are one hour away from the Gaza Strip. Right now, there are no attacks here but we have been hearing about other students in the southern part of Israel who are under attack," Shweta, an Indian student in the city of Bersheva, told NDTV.
"The situation is very unpredictable. But the city is safer than the other parts of Israel," said another student.
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