During his Brussels visit, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and the EU leaders highlighted the impact of the West Asia conflict on energy security, global stability, and India-EU cooperation, while outlining the need for coordinated international efforts to ease tensions

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Hezbollah has launched about 2,000 missiles, rockets and drones at Israeli civilians over the past two weeks, criticising a joint appeal by Western nations for de-escalation as a “distorted view of reality”