Dhaka, May 8 -- The intensifying conflict between India and Pakistan has drawn sharply divided international reactions, with Israel expressing firm support for New Delhi and Turkiye aligning itself with Islamabad in the wake of India's air strikes across the border.
India launched a series of precision air strikes on Pakistani territory under "Operation Sindoor," in what it described as a targeted response to the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 people. Indian officials said the strikes were "measured and non-escalatory," aimed strictly at known terrorist hideouts while avoiding civilian and military infrastructure.
Israel was among the first countries to openly endorse India's actions. Reuven Azar, Israel's ambassador to I...