‘Terror Has No Borders’: World Marks Anniversay of Pahalgam Massacre
Jerusalem, 23 April, 2026 (TPS-IL) -- New Delhi (ANI) – Israeli Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, led the global remembrance of the terror attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, as the international community reaffirmed its solidarity with New Delhi on the first anniversary of the deadly April 2025 strike.
In a video message shared on X, the Ambassador paid tribute to the victims, stating, “Today, India marks one year since the barbaric terror attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, where 26 innocent lives were lost.” Conveying his condolences to the bereaved, Azar added, “On behalf of Israel, I extend our deepest condolences to the families of the victims and to the people of India. We stand with you in grief and in solidarity.”
Drawing a parallel between the security challenges faced by both nations, Azar said that “this pain is deeply familiar” following the Hamas’ attack on October 7, 2023. “This attack reminds us that terror has no borders,” the Ambassador noted, asserting that New Delhi and Jerusalem remain “committed to confronting this threat together with resolve and determination.”
Pakistan-backed terrorists attacked the scenic tourist town of Pahalgam in the Jammu and Kashmir region, killing 26 people and injuring another 20.
Argentine Ambassador to India, Mariano Caucino, joined the remembrance on X, marking “one year since the tragedy of the Pahalgam terror attack against India.” He conveyed a tribute on behalf of the Argentine people, stating that the victims “shall never be forgotten,” and reaffirmed his nation’s stance in “condemning terror in all its forms.”
The global show of solidarity included Kyunghoon Kim, Head of the India and South Asia Team at the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, who highlighted the recently announced “Joint Strategic Vision for the India-ROK Special Strategic Partnership.” Kim noted that both sides have called for the “perpetrators, organisers, and financiers to be brought to justice without further delay” and agreed to enhance cooperation to “root out terrorists’ safe havens.”
Australia’s High Commissioner to India, Philip Green, echoed these sentiments, stating that Canberra joins its “Indian friends & colleagues” to honour the victims and their families. “Australia stands against terrorism in all its forms,” Green posted on X, as various nations renewed calls for enhanced cooperation against cross-border threats.
The attack prompted India to launch Operation Sindoor in which Indian forces struck terror infrastructure in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, and in Pakistan.
Official details confirm that Indian forces destroyed nine major terror launchpads linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, and Hizbul Mujahideen, eliminating over 100 terrorists. This led to a four-day conflict involving drone attacks and shelling, during which India conducted retaliatory strikes, destroying radar installations in Lahore and near Gujranwala.
A ceasefire was agreed to on May 10.
Indian security forces subsequently tracked down and eliminated three of the Pahalgam attack’s masterminds in Operation Mahadev.
