PM Modi Israel visit highlights: PM Modi wraps up Israel visit, ties elevated to special strategic partnership

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PM Modi Israel visit LIVE updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday departed for India after concluding his two-day visit to Israel, during which India and Israel elevated their “time-tested” ties to a special strategic partnership.

This marked PM Modi’s second visit to Israel in nine years.

During the visit, the Prime Minister held talks with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog.

PM Modi Israel visit LIVE updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed from Jerusalem after concluding his two-day visit to Israel, during which he met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, addressed the parliament, and interacted with the Indian diaspora.

PM Modi Israel visit LIVE updates: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu onThursday highlighted the impact of PM Modi's address in Knesset a day before.

“I think there wasn't a dry eye left in Israel after your moving statement yesterday in the Knesset," he said at a joint press conference, ANI news agency reported.

Netanyahu called Modi's visit “amazing”, while saying it was “extraordinarily productive and also extraordinarily moving.”

PM Modi Israel visit LIVE updates: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri says, "...The regional situation, these tensions, and other issues in the region, without going into details, did come up for discussion between the two Prime Ministers. The Prime Minister made his point, stating India's firm belief in the value of dialogue and the pursuit of peaceful solutions to all such issues, and also reiterated India's readiness to offer support, if required, toward achieving a peaceful solution."

PM Modi Israel visit LIVE updates: In a post on X, PM Modi said, "a memorable performance of the song 'I Love My India' by a remarkable ensemble of Divyang artists, bringing together Indian-origin Jews and Israeli citizens. This beautifully celebrates the shared heritage and enduring bonds between India and Israel!"

PM Modi Israel visit LIVE updates: “An agreement has been reached for use of UPI in Israel,” said PM Modi.

PM Modi Israel visit LIVE updates: Humanity must never become a victim of conflict, PM Modi said, adding that India has supported the Gaza peace plan.

PM Modi Israel visit LIVE updates: India and Israel signed several agreements to deepen ties across sectors, including innovation and agriculture, following talks between Modi and Netanyahu.

PM Modi Israel visit LIVE updates: Modi says India will move forward on joint development, production and transfer of technology in defence cooperation with Israel.

PM Modi Israel visit LIVE updates: PM Modi says India and Israel will soon give final shape to a mutually beneficial FTA.

PM Modi Israel visit LIVE updates: India and Israel are expected to sign a series of agreements spanning economic, security and diplomatic cooperation following the delegation-level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister’s official account said on Thursday.

PM Modi Israel visit LIVE updates: “I warmly invite you to visit India, and when you come, don't limit your visit to just Delhi, but take out more time to travel to other parts of India also,” PM Narendra Modi said.

PM Modi Israel visit LIVE updates: Yad Vashem is Israel's official Holocaust Memorial, situated in Jerusalem. It was established in 1953 by an act of the Knesset. The memorial is set up in memory of Jews murdered by the German Nazis. It also honors the ‘Righteous Among the Nations’ who risked their lives to rescue Jews during the Holocaust.

PM Modi Israel visit LIVE updates: On his last day of Israel visit, PM Modi on Thursday paid his respects at Israel's Holocaust Memorial, Yad Vashem. He was accompanied by Netanyahu as the two stood in silence at the Hall of Remembrance, while recitations in Kaddish were on, honouring the victims of the Holocaust.

via ANI

PM Modi Israel visit LIVE updates: Here is the detailed schedule of PM Modi's second day at Israel-

• 12.15 pm-1 pm (IST): Visit Yad Vashem
• 1 pm-2.10 pm (IST): Bilateral Engagements with President Isaac Herzog of Israel
• 2.40 pm-3.20 pm (IST): Delegation Level Talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
• 3.25 pm-3.55 pm (IST): Exchange of MoUs and Press Statements at Hotel King David
• 4 pm-4.10 pm (IST): Interaction with Prominent Members of Indian-Jewish Community at Hotel King David
• 5.50 pm (IST): Emplane for Delhi

PM Modi Israel visit LIVE updates: The community of Keralam caregivers on Thursday presented Thiruvathira in front of PM Modi who is on a two-day visit to Israel. “Proud to see our diaspora preserving India’s rich artistic heritage wherever they go,” Modi wrote on X.

PM Modi Israel visit LIVE updates: Modi on his X shared a video of specially abled artists performing Bollywood song ‘I love my India’. “A memorable performance of the song “I Love My India” by a remarkable ensemble of Divyang artists, bringing together Indian-origin Jews and Israeli citizens. This beautifully celebrates the shared heritage and enduring bonds between India and Israel!” Modi wrote on X.

PM Modi Israel visit LIVE updates: Israeli PM Netanyahu on Wednesday said he was very excited to host Modi in the Knesset. “This is true friendship — between two leaders, between two countries, and between two ancient peoples,” Netanyahu wrote on X.

PM Modi Israel visit LIVE updates: As PM Modi at the Knesset highlighted that India recognised the newly created state of Israel on the day he was born, Congress invoked historical correspondence between Jawaharlal Nehru and Albert Einstein to underline India's early engagement with the question of Israel's creation. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said in a post on X that Modi’s speech before the Israeli Parliament was “an unabashed defence of his host” and objected to the Prime Minister drawing attention to the coincidence between his birth date and India’s recognition of Israel.

PM Modi Israel visit LIVE updates: As Israeli PM Netanyahu wore a Nehru jacket and kurta for a joint dinner, PM Modi shared the video on X and wrote “Bahut hi shaandar”.