SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday expressed hope that Israel and Iran would stop attacking each other soon and resolve their issues through dialogue.

"We can only hope and pray that the war stops. The situation is bad. This should not have happened," Abdullah told reporters in central Kashmir's Ganderbal, his assembly constituency.

The chief minister said he did not understand on what basis Israel attacked Iran.

"A few days ago, the US intelligence in-charge said before the Senate and Congress that Iran is not closer to getting a nuclear weapon. So, if America felt that a few days ago, then why did Israel attack Iran? "It is obvious that there is some politics behind it but we hope that this cycle stops sooner and the issues are resolved through dialogue," he added.

Abdullah visited many areas in his assembly constituency and said it was his duty as the local MLA.

"The people of Ganderbal have sent me to represent them and serve them and I will try my best to meet their expectations. So, since I became the MLA, we have hastened the development progress here.

"Today, I inaugurated one project, a marriage hall and laid the foundation stone of a bridge, which was an old demand," he said.