"Barbaric": From France, Italy To China- World Leaders Condemn J&K Attack

Condolences poured from across the globe after terrorists killed at least 26 people and injured several others in a heinous attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on Tuesday.

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World leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, US President Donald Trump, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, expressed solidarity with India and extended their support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

This is one of the deadliest civilian attacks in Kashmir in recent years and has triggered widespread condemnation. The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy for the Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba, has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Israel

Extending Israel's support for India in its fight against terrorism, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was deeply saddened by the barbaric attack

"My dear friend @narendramodi, I am deeply saddened by the barbaric terrorist attack in #Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir, that killed and injured dozens of innocents. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims & their families. Israel stands with India in its fight against terrorism," Israel's Prime Minister's Office posted on X.

Ttaly

Italian Prime Minister Meloni said she was "deeply saddened" by the terrorist attack in Pahalgam and expressed solidarity with the affected families, the injured, the government, and the entire Indian people.

France

French President Emmanuel Macron also condemned the attack and extended his condolences to the families of the victims. "A heinous attack has struck India, claiming the lives of dozens of men and women from all walks of life. We share the profound sorrow of the victims' families, to whom I extend my heartfelt condolences," he said.

China

Beijing's foreign ministry offered "sincere sympathies" on Wednesday following an attack on tourists in Kashmir that killed dozens. "We mourn the victims and extend our sincere sympathies to the families of the victims and the injured," foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said, adding China "strongly condemns this attack".

Australia