Overview

• India's Operation Sindoor targeted nine sites in Pakistan, described as terrorist camps, following the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 tourists.
• Pakistan condemned the strikes as an act of war, reporting 31 civilian deaths and claiming to have downed five Indian jets and multiple drones.
• Cross-border artillery, missile, and drone attacks have killed at least 43 people, including 13 civilians in India and 31 in Pakistan, with over 100 injured.
• Both nations have escalated their targets to include military infrastructure, with India announcing the neutralization of Pakistan's air defenses in Lahore.
• Global actors, including the UN and the US, are urging restraint, warning of the catastrophic risks of conflict between two nuclear-armed states.