'It’s a shame': Trump reacts to India’s strikes on Pakistan

The head of the White House was asked about Indian missile strikes on territory controlled by Pakistan.

"It’s a shame. We just heard about it," he told journalists.

Trump said that "people knew something was going to happen based on the past" because both sides have been fighting "for many, many decades and centuries."

"I just hope it ends very quickly," Trump added.

Military escalation between India and Pakistan

On the night of Wednesday, May 7, the Indian army launched missile attacks on the area of Muzaffarabad, which is the capital of Pakistani-administered Kashmir.

The country’s Ministry of Defense announced the beginning of "Operation Sindoor", under which strikes are being carried out on infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistani-controlled Kashmir.

There have already been reports of casualties and injuries as a result of the attack.

Islamabad has closed its airspace to civilian aircraft and is conducting military actions in response.

Pakistan has scrambled its aircraft and is launching retaliatory strikes.