Morning brief: IDF kills Hamas commander; Pak slams US call for Imran Khan’s release, and more

The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) claimed on Thursday (Oct 24) that it hadkilled a Hamas Commander who took part in the October 7 strike on southern Israel. The commander, Mohammad Abu Itiwi, was also a staff member of the UN aid agency in the Gaza Strip. In other news,Pakistan criticised the move by US lawmakers to urge President Joe Biden to press Islamabad for the release of Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and former Prime Minister on Thursday (October 25). Click on the headlines to read more:

The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) claimed on Thursday (Oct 24) that it hadkilled a Hamas Commander who took part in the October 7 strike on southern Israel. The commander, Mohammad Abu Itiwi, was also a staff member of the UN aid agency in the Gaza Strip.

Pakistan criticised the move by US lawmakers to urge President Joe Biden to press Islamabad for the release of Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and former Prime Minister on Thursday (October 25). Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch stated the action was “contrary to inter-state conduct and diplomatic norms.”

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday (Oct 24) that he would lead his Liberal Party into the next election,dismissing a request by some party members not to run for a fourth term.

Cyclone Dana made its landfall in the Indian state of Odisha early Friday (Oct 25), according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The IMD said that the landfall process is expected to continue till the morning hours of Friday.