Days after a Malayali caregiver was injured in Israel, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written to External Affairs minister S Jaishankar, seeking urgent intervention. According to estimates, around 18000 Indians live in Israel, of these, little less than half are from Kerala. Many of them are working as caregivers in Israel. Even a pilgrim group, according to reports are stranded in Israel but have informed their families that they are safe.