Retd colonel who fought Pathankot attackers killed in Gaza attack

Indian Army colonel Waibhav Anil Kale killed in Gaza. Survived by wife and children in Pune. Attacked in Khan Younis en route to European Hospital in Rafah. First international casualty in Gaza since Israel-Hamas conflict. Commissioned into 11 J&K Rifles, retired in 2022. Worked in Amazon. Undersecretary general Gilles Michaud praises Kale’s dedication as a United Nations peacekeeper.