Operation Sindoor: Israel backs India’s right to self-defence, says envoy

Israels Ambassador to India Reuven Azar said on Wednesday that Israel supports Indias right to selfdefence His remarks came in the wake of Indian strikes under Operation Sindoor which targeted nine terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistanoccupied Jammu and KashmirThe Israeli envoy supported the Indian strikes and reinforced that terrorists should know theres no place to hide from their heinous crimes against the innocentHe wrote on X Israel supports Indias right for self defense Terrorists should know theres no place to hide from their heinous crimes against the innocent OperationSindoorIsrael supports Indiarsquos right for self defense Terrorists should know therersquos no place to hide from their heinous crimes against the innocent OperationSindoormdash Reuven Azar ReuvenAzar May 7 2025On Wednesday US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that he is closely monitoring the situation between India and Pakistan following Indian missile strikes on multiple sites in PakistanHis remarks follow those of President Donald Trump who earlier in the day acknowledged the reports of the Indian strikes and expressed hope that tensions would deescalate swiftly We just heard about it as we were walking through the doors of the Oval Just heard about it I guess people knew something was going to happen based on a little bit of the past Theyve been fighting for a long time Theyve been fighting for many many decades And centuries actually if you think about it I hope it ends very quickly Trump saidThe Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the UAE Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan has called on India and Pakistan to exercise restraint deescalate tensions and avoid further escalation UAEs Ministry of Foreign Affairs MOFA said in a statement on WednesdayIndias Ministry of Defence said the action was in direct response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 25 Indian nationals and one Nepali citizen The ministry stated Our actions have been focused measured and nonescalatory in nature No Pakistani military facilities have been targetedIndian Armed Forces successfully struck nine terror targets four in Pakistan including Bahawalpur Muridke and Sialkot and five in Pakistanoccupied Jammu and Kashmir PoJK using special precision munitions in a coordinated operation sources told ANI The operation was jointly carried out by the Indian Army Navy and Air Force with the mobilisation of assets and troops Prime Minister Narendra Modi was constantly monitoring Operation Sindoor throughout the night sources confirmed to ANIThe strikes on all nine targets were successful sources further revealed The Indian forces selected the locations to target top JaisheMohammed JeM and LashkareTaiba LeT leaders involved in sponsoring terrorist activities in IndiaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params