The Israeli military on Saturday, June 14, apologised for posting a map that incorrectly depicted Jammu and Kashmir as part of Pakistan after objections from Indian social media users, clarifying that the image “fails to precisely depict borders”.
The map was posted by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) on their X handle on Friday to show the range of Iranian missiles. The post quickly drew criticism from social media users in India.
“Now you understand why India remains neutral. In diplomacy, no one’s really your friend (sic),” one user commented on X.
In response, the IDF admitted that the map “fails to precisely depict borders (sic)”.
“This post is an illustration of the region. This map fails to precisely depict borders. We apologize for any offense caused by this image (sic),” IDF said on X.
