PM Modi to visit Israel: Netanyahu hails 'tremendous' ties, trip to have 'deep impact'

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is acceptable to wage a two-day sojourn to Israel starting February 25, PTI reported citing sources connected Monday. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu excessively said that PM Modi would sojourn the federation adjacent week. He further hailed "alliance" with India, terming it "tremendous". "Parliament code connected the anvil. Who’s coming present adjacent week? Narendra Modi. Tremendous confederation betwixt Israel and India, and we are going to sermon each sorts of cooperation," Netanyahu said."Now, you know, India is not a tiny country. It has 1.4 cardinal people. India is enormously powerful, enormously popular," helium added.

Though India has ever called for a "two-state" solution for the Israel-Gaza war, it has besides maintained a strategical concern of communal payment with Tel Aviv.Last twelvemonth PM Modi and Netanyahu had a telephonic speech and the 2 had "reaffirmed their committedness to further strengthening these ties for communal benefit"."Spoke with my person Prime Minister Netanyahu. We reviewed advancement successful the India-Israel Strategic Partnership and agreed to further fortify our cooperation. Also reaffirmed our shared committedness to zero tolerance for terrorism. India supports each efforts aimed astatine achieving a conscionable and durable bid successful the region," PM Modi had said.

Netanyahu’s sojourn to India has been connected clasp since 2023, aft the October 7 Hamas attacks disrupted a planned circular of bilateral engagements.