Israel today said it is "surprised and disappointed" at the release of 26/11 terror attack mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi and termed it a "setback for the international efforts in the war against terror."
Israeli Ambassador Daniel Carmon in a statement said: "Israel is surprised and disappointed by the release of Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the mastermind of the Mumbai attack in which Israeli nationals and a Jewish Center - the Nariman House - were also targeted. This release is a setback for the international efforts in the war against terror in which India and Israel are close partners."
India on Friday had registered its strong concerns with Pakistan on the release of Lakhvi and said that it was a "most negative development" for bilateral ties.
Lakhvi was released overnight from Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi without any announcement by the jail authorities or the Jamaat-ud Dawa (JuD), the organisation that Lakhvi was affiliated with, Geo TV reported on Friday.
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