Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei delivered a rare public sermon, declaring the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel "logical and legal" and warning that "Israel will not last long". This escalated tensions in the region, with Hezbollah launching rockets at Israel shortly after. In a significant diplomatic move, India announced that External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar would visit Pakistan for the SCO summit, marking the first such visit in nearly a decade. Domestically, the Supreme Court ordered an independent SIT probe into the Tirupati laddu row, citing the involvement of "sentiments of crores". In Chhattisgarh, security forces killed 28 Naxals in a major operation in the Bastar region. The day concluded with preparations for the Haryana state elections, set to take place the following day.