UN calls for maximum restraint from two nuclear powers. Plus, Israeli minister accused of ethnic cleansing for vowing \u2018Gaza will be entirely destroyed\u2019 <\/p>\n
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At least 26 people, including several children, have been killed and 46 injured after India launched attacks on what it claimed were nine sites of \u201cterrorist infrastructure\u201d inside Pakistan, in a sharp escalation of hostilities<\/a> between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.<\/p>\n How did India explain the attack?<\/strong> It said it struck nine Pakistani \u201cterrorist infrastructure\u201d sites, some linked to the attack by Islamist militants in Indian Kashmir last month. Delhi said its actions had been \u201cfocused, measured and non-escalatory in nature\u201d.<\/p>\n What has the UN said?<\/strong> \u201cThe secretary-general \u2026 calls for maximum military restraint from both countries,\u201d a spokesperson said. \u201cThe world cannot afford a military confrontation between India and Pakistan.\u201d<\/p>\n What\u2019s the background to the Kashmir crisis?<\/strong> Control of Kashmir, in the foothills of the Himalayas, has been disputed since India and Pakistan gained independence from Britain in 1947. Read the background here<\/a> and follow live coverage here<\/a>.<\/p>\n How did Hamas respond to Israel\u2019s plan for \u201cconquest\u201d of Gaza?<\/strong> After the intensified offensive was announced, Hamas said it was no longer interested in truce talks and urged the international community to halt Israel\u2019s \u201chunger war\u201d against Gaza, a reference to the total blockade on aid deliveries to Gaza since 2 March.<\/p>\n What about other nations in the region?<\/strong> Israel\u2019s neighbours Egypt and Jordan have said they will refuse to allow an exodus of refugees into their territory, arguing that would make them party to the ethnic cleansing of Gaza. Humanitarian officials say the territory is on the brink of catastrophe<\/a> as food and fuel runs out owing to the total Israeli blockade.<\/p>\n What\u2019s the latest on legal proceedings amid allegations of Israeli genocide? <\/strong>The international court of justice is assessing allegations of genocide against Israel for its military campaign in Gaza, and last year issued a series of provisional measures that included orders for Israel to \u201ctake all measures<\/a>\u201d to prevent genocide being committed or incited, and to allow the \u201cunhindered provision<\/a>\u201d of humanitarian assistance across the territory\u2019s southern border with Egypt.<\/p>\n Continue reading…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" UN calls for maximum restraint from two nuclear powers. Plus, Israeli minister accused of ethnic cleansing for vowing \u2018Gaza will be entirely destroyed\u2019 Good morning. At least 26 people, including several children, have been killed and 46 injured after India launched attacks on what it claimed were nine sites of \u201cterrorist infrastructure\u201d inside Pakistan, in … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40825"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40825\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}