Modi Israel visit highlights: In Knesset address, PM says India stands with Israel 'firmly with full conviction'

PM Modi Israel visit LIVE: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu was seen greeting PM Narendra Modi after he landed in Tel Aviv for his second state visit to Israel.

PM Modi Israel visit LIVE: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, along with his wife Sara Netanyahu, at the airport to welcome PM Narendra Modi.

PM Modi Israel visit LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Tel Aviv at around 4:15 pm on Wednesday. He is on a two-day visit to Israel aimed at strengthening bilateral ties between the two countries.

PM Modi Israel visit LIVE: According to flight tracking portal FlightRadar24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flight to Tel Aviv onboard INDIA1 was the most tracked in the world at around 4 pm and was being viewed by at least 9,225 people worldwide.

PM Modi Israel visit LIVE: India and Israel, with a number of common denominators, have been on a same page on a number of issues and along with UAE are firm promoters of the India-Middle East Economic Corridor-the new Silk Road of 21st century.

By making his second trip to Israel at the time when tensions between US and Iran are at the highest, PM Modi is sending a signal to the world. India always stands up with friends. Read full report here

PM Modi Israel visit LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed for his two-day state visit to Israel on Wednesday morning.

The information about his takeoff was shared at around 9:30 am by the Ministry of External Affairs. A direct flight from Delhi takes a little over six hours to reach Tel Aviv. This means, PM Modi is expected to land at around 4 pm or 12:35 pm local time.

PM Modi Israel visit live updates: Visuals from the city of Jerusalem, Israel, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive shortly for a state visit.

At the invitation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, PM Modi is undertaking a State Visit to Israel from 25-26 February 2026.

PM Modi Israel visit live updates: Ahead of PM Modi's visit to Israel, teams from India and Tel Aviv began negotiations for a Free Trade agreement.

"The first round of negotiations for the India-Israel Free Trade Agreement (FTA) commenced on February 23, 2026 in New Delhi, and is scheduled to take place until February 26, 2026," the commerce ministry said in an official statement.

In November last year, the two countries signed the terms of reference (ToR) to formally start the negotiations for the pact.

PM Modi Israel visit live updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked for a two-day state visit to Israel on Wednesday morning. As per reports, Modi is set to land at Ben Gurion Airport around 12:45pm local time (4:15 PM IST)

PM Modi Israel visit live updates: Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's arrival in Israel, Israeli opposition lawmakers are planning to boycott the Indian leader's Knesset address. This boycott call comes amid a tiff between opposition law makers and the Knesset speaker Amir Ohana.

As per a report by Israeli daily Haaretz, opposition leaders are in a standoff with Ohana over his decision to snub the Supreme Court President, Isaac Amit, for the special session. This decision reflects the Netanyahu government's overhaul of the judiciary, which challenges the authority of the Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit and Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara.

PM Modi Israel visit live updates: PM Modi will shortly be arriving in Jerusalem, Israel, where he will kickstart his second state visit to the country.

PM Modi Israel visit live updates: PM Modi is on a two-day visit to Israel as an effort to boost ties and cooperation between India and Israel. On his first day in Tel Aviv, the BJP leader is set to address the Knesset (Israeli parliament).

With his address at the Knesset, Modi will become the first Indian leader to address the Israeli parliament

PM Modi Israel visit live updates: Ahead of PM Modi's arrival in Israel, Israeli leader of opposition Yair Lapid has called the Indian leader a "true friend".

"All of Israel is excited to welcome Prime Minister Modi tomorrow. He is a true friend of Israel. The relationship between Israel and India is not merely a strategic one, but a bond of deep friendship between nations," the opposition leader wrote on X.

PM Modi Israel visit live updates: The BJP on Wednesday hit back at Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra with a "female Ghajini of Indian politics" barb.

The BJP has accused the Congress leader of expressing "selective outrage" over alleged genocide in Gaza.

Reacting sharply to her remarks, BJP national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia wrote in a post on X,

"The Female Ghajini of Indian politics is back!" Bhatia shared an old picture of the Congress leader carrying a bag with 'Palestine' written on it and said, "Carrying a 'Palestine' bag to Parliament is easy, but having the moral courage to condemn the Oct 7th massacre of 1,200-plus innocents, women being abducted and raped is clearly too hard for Priyanka Gandhi."

PM Modi Israel visit live updates: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi landing at Ben Gurion International Airport at Tel Aviv today, India and Israel are all set to cement their ties with full credit to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his close friendship with the Indian PM.

During the visit, the two sides are going to sign a security MoU which will bring the Indian and Israeli defence industry to co-develop weapon systems in India by keeping utmost secrecy on sharing of technology. The two sides are set to take their bilateral partnership to a stratospheric level with deepening economic cooperation, both at global and regional level.

India and Israel, with a number of common denominators, have been on a same page on a number of issues and along with UAE are firm promoters of the India-Middle East Economic Corridor-the new Silk Road of 21st century. By making his second trip to Israel at the time when tensions between US and Iran are at the highest, PM Modi is sending a signal to the world that India always stands up with friends. Read more here

PM Modi Israel visit live updates: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Israel on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, “We are personal friends,” adding that the two sides will look to strengthen economic, diplomatic and security cooperation.

PM Modi left India for a two-day visit to Israel on Wednesday morning. In a series of posts on X, Netanyahu called PM Modi “personal friends,” and that they both speak frequently over the phone and also visit one another. Netanyahu also said that he has visited India in the past, and PM Modi has also visited Israel.

“We waded together in the waters of the Mediterranean, and much water has flowed since then in the Mediterranean, the Ganges, and the Jordan,” he wrote in the post.

PM Modi Israel visit live updates: Being among the first to recognise the State of Palestine in 1988, throughout the years, India has been a long supporter of the two-state solution for the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Since 2014, with PM Modi assuming office, India and Israel have shared warm diplomatic ties. On October 7, 2023, India also condemned the terror attack by Hamas on southern Israel.

However, with the escalation of the Gaza war, India has called for a two-state solution and even supported a UN resolution which calls for the end of the war and recognition of Palestine.

In its latest move, India joined 80 other countries to condemn Israel's move to expand settlements in occupied West Bank.

PM Modi Israel visit live updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is th main feature on the front page of the Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post today, ahead of his Israel visit.

The newspaper's Editor-in-Chief Zvika Klein posted the front page of today's edition showing a photo of the PM waving his hands along with feature stories based on his visit to the Israel and India-Israel ties.

One headline read "Welcome, Modi," while another one read "New Delhi's burgeoning partnership with Jerusalem".

PM Modi Israel visit live updates: With PM Modi headed to Israel for a state visit, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi took to X and said she hoped the prime minister would mention the “genocide” of many people in Gaza on his upcoming trip.

“India has stood for what is right throughout our history as an independent nation, we must continue to show the light of truth, peace and justice to the world,” a part of Gandhi's tweet read.

PM Modi Israel visit live updates: The Congress on Wednesday launched an attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his Israel visit. Taking to X, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said PM Modi is displaying "moral cowardice" when the entire world is critical of his "dear friend" and Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu.

PM Modi Israel visit live updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has departed for his two-day visit to Israel. During this visit, he will meet his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and address the Israeli parliament, the Knesset.

PM Modi Israel visit live updates: PM Modi will begin his 2-day visit to Israel on Wednesday. In his departing statement, the prime minister stated that he will also be addressing the Israeli Parliament, Knesset.

“This is a tribute to the strong parliamentary and democratic ties that connect us. I will also interact with the Indian diaspora, who have made a big contribution in strengthening the India-Israel friendship,” he wrote further.

PM Modi Israel visit live updates: Ahead of his visit to the state of Israel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has issued his departure statement. In this, the PM has said that he is “confident my visit to Israel will further consolidate the bond between the two nations, set new goals for strategic partnership”

PM Modi Israel visit live updates: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has unveiled a plan to build what he calls a “hexagon” of alliances in and around the Middle East, naming India among key partners.

The proposal came days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins his two-day visit from February 25 to 26, during which he is scheduled to address the Knesset and hold talks on technology, trade and security cooperation.

Speaking at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu described India as a “global power” and Modi as a “personal” friend, saying, “We will create an entire system, essentially a ‘hexagon’ of alliances around or within the Middle East.”

He specified that this would include “India, Arab nations, African nations, Mediterranean nations (Greece and Cyprus), and nations in Asia that I won’t detail at the moment,” adding, “I will present this in an organised manner.” Read more here