US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has drawn a parallel between the terrorist attacks by Lashkar-e-Taiba in Mumbai and Hamas in Israel, emphasising that all acts of terrorism are "unlawful and unjustifiable."
The Western big powers like the US, Russia and the UK have also, when it came to the India-Canada standoff, chose not to take sides fearing diplomatic backlash from India
More than 28,000 people have signed a petition calling for Grewal's immediate sacking from Yale, for her open support for Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel.
Abu Ubaida, spokesman for the Military Wing of Hamas - Al-Qassam Brigades announced on Al Jazeera that they would execute hostages and broadcast it live for each bomb dropped on civilians in Gaza by Israel.
USS Gerald R. Ford is the US Navy's flagship carrier, its most advanced and lethal so far. It carries up to 90 aircraft and has nearly 6000 sailors on board. It had entered service in May this year.