India, Aug. 12 -- The Congress on Tuesday condemned Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar's reply to Priyanka Gandhi's post in which she had said Israel is committing "genocide" in Gaza.

"The Indian National Congress condemns the words used by Israel's Ambassador to India in response to the pain and anguish expressed by Smt. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, MP, on Israel's continuing genocide in Gaza," Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh wrote in a post on X.

Ramesh also targeted the Modi government at the Centre and accused it of showing "extreme moral cowardice" in speaking against "Israel's destruction of Gaza".

"It is too much to expect the Modi Govt, which has shown extreme moral cowardice when it comes to sp...