India launched strikes on both Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir early Wednesday local time. Pakistan’s prime minister described the attack as “an act of war” and Islamabad has pledged to retaliate, marking a major escalation between the two countries.

• At least 26 civilians were killed in what India has dubbed “Operation Sindoor,” which New Delhi said targeted “terrorist infrastructure.” Pakistan has claimed it shot down five Indian Air Force jets and a drone. According to a senior Indian defense source, shelling by the Pakistani military killed at least 12 people on the Indian side of the the de facto border that divides Kashmir.