{"id":121777,"date":"2026-03-03T22:06:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T17:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=121777"},"modified":"2026-03-03T22:06:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T17:06:36","slug":"khawaja-asif-says-netanyahu-attacked-iran-to-divert-attention-from-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/121777\/","title":{"rendered":"Khawaja Asif says Netanyahu attacked Iran to divert attention from Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISLAMABAD(National Times)- Pakistan\u2019s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said that Israel\u2019s Prime Minister Netanyahu attacked Iran to divert international attention away from Gaza. In a post on social media platform X, Khawaja Muhammad Asif stated that global media focus is now on Iran. He added that this has provided Netanyahu an opportunity to quietly advance his alleged genocidal agenda in Gaza and the West Bank. Khawaja Asif further said that Netanyahu\u2019s personal sinister ambitions have pushed Palestine and the wider Middle East into one of the worst humanitarian tragedies in history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD(National Times)- Pakistan\u2019s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said that Israel\u2019s Prime Minister Netanyahu attacked Iran to divert international attention away from Gaza. In a post on social media platform X, Khawaja Muhammad Asif stated that global media focus is now on Iran. 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