India, June 14 -- TheIsrael Defence Forceshas apologised for posting an incorrect map of India's international boundaries after social media backlash for wrongly showingJammu and Kashmirunder Pakistani territory.

In its post on X, the IDF admitted that the map"fails to precisely depict borders" but claimed it was only an "illustration of the region".

"This post is an illustration of the region. This map fails to precisely depict borders. We apologize for any offence caused by this image," the IDF said.

IDF's apology came after several social media users, mostly Indians, flagged the error and urged the Israeli military to retract the post. Some even tagged Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu.

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