Israel Apologises Over Wrong India Map

the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has apologised for posting an incorrect map of India's international boundaries, which inaccurately depicted Jammu and Kashmir as part of Pakistan and Northeast India as part of Nepal, The IDF issued an apology on Saturday, clarifying that the map was not intended to represent precise national borders.

The apology followed a massive outrage in India over the wrong map, released amid the escalating military conflict between Israel and Iran. Some pointed out the error and urged the Israeli military to retract the post. Some even tagged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Responding directly to one such tweet, by an X handler called Indian Right Wing Community", the Israel Defense Forces said, "This post is an illustration of the region. This map fails to precisely depict borders. We apologise for any offense caused". This was around 90 minutes after the original post.

The IDF posted the map on Friday, saying that "Iran is a global threat" and "Israel is not the end goal, it’s only the beginning". "We had no other choice but to act," it added, referring to the military offensive. The map also included India within the range of Iran's missile range.

Apart from India, 15 countries -- including Russia, Ukraine, China, and Sudan, among others -- fall within the range of Iranian missiles, according to the map shared by the Israeli forces.

Israel on Friday launched massive airstrikes on Tehran, claiming the operation was aimed at dismantling Iran's nuclear enrichment programme. The strikes reportedly killed several top Iranian military commanders and over 70 others, destroyed key installations, and left many injured. In retaliation, Iran launched a barrage of drones and missiles targeting several areas in Israel, including Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Hostilities escalated further on Saturday with additional waves of offensive attacks from both sides.