Morning brief: Hamas praises Oct 7 attack on Israel; blast at Karachi airport, and more
Morning brief: Here's a look at the top stories.
Monday (Oct 7) is the first anniversary of the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. On the eve of the anniversary,Khalil al-Hayya, a Qatar-based member of the Palestinian militant group, said that its attack on Israel on October 7, 2023,shattered Israel's sense of security and self-perceived superiority.
A massive blast was reported outside the Karachi airport in Pakistan on Sunday (Oct 6). At least two people were killed in the blast that targeted a convoy of Chinese engineers.According to posts circulating on social media, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for the attack.
In other news from around the world, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu began his four-day visit to India on Sunday.
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Hamas, in a video released on Sunday (Oct 6), ahead of the one-year anniversary of the attack that triggered the current war in Gaza, praised its October 7, 2023, attack on Israel.
In Pakistan's Karachi, a massive blast outside the airport on Sunday (Oct 6) claimed the lives of at least two, possibly three people, injuring eight others.The two confirmed dead as per a PTI report citing officials were workers from China.
Maldives president in India: Will never do anything that undermines India's security, says Muizzu
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, who began his first state visit to India on Sunday (Oct 6), said that his government would never do anything that undermined the security of India.
In one year of Gaza war, Israel bombed over 40,000 Hamas targets
It has been exactly one year since the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip began on October 7. Within this period, the Israeli militarybombed more than Hamas 40,000 targets, found 4,700 tunnel shafts and destroyed 1,000 rocket launcher sites.
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