Describing attacks on nine terror sites in Pakistan as the “deepest-ever cross-border strike” by India, the vice president recalled the September 11, 2001 terror attacks in the United States.

While praising Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s international credentials and oratory skills, the BJP raised questions about Mr Tharoor’s position within his own party.

Gaza’s civil defense agency reported 100 fatalities on Friday due to Israeli strikes, while the IDF claims to have struck over 150 terror targets in the Gaza Strip within 24 hours.