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Modi gets a call from Netanyahu, reaffirms India’s support to Gaza Peace Plan

Modi and Netanyahu last spoke in October when he congratulated the Israeli PM on the progress made under the Gaza plan.

2 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Dec 11, 2025 04:45 AM IST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Narendra Modi. (Twitter/narendramodi)

PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he received a call from Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and he reaffirmed India’s support for efforts towards a just and durable peace in the region, including early implementation of the Gaza Peace Plan.

Modi and Netanyahu last spoke in October when he congratulated the Israeli PM on the progress made under the Gaza plan. Wednesday’s phone call came two days after Netanyahu, in a fiery speech at the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) on Monday, defended his handling of the country’s affairs, asserting that despite a wave of anti-semitism against the Jewish state, it enjoys unprecedented support from many countries and leaders, including Prime Minister Modi.

According to a statement from the PM’s office, “Both leaders expressed satisfaction at the continued momentum in India-Israel Strategic Partnership and reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening these ties for mutual benefit.”

“The two leaders strongly condemned terrorism and reiterated their zero-tolerance approach towards terrorism in all its forms and manifestations,” it said.

The PMO statement said, “PM Modi reaffirmed India’s support for efforts towards a just and durable peace in the region (West Asia), including early implementation of the Gaza Peace Plan.” The two leaders agreed to remain in touch, it said.

The Israeli government decided to name the war, which started with the Hamas attack on its territory on October 7, 2023, the ‘War of Revival’, a decision that many in Israel have contested.

Speaking in the Israeli Parliament, Netanyahu said, “…I speak frequently with my old friend, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi. We have arranged to meet soon, and I must tell you — India, a huge country with a billion and a half people — also wants to strengthen ties with us.”

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Netanyahu has long touted his “personal chemistry” with global leaders during his election campaigns, with images of his meetings with US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and PM Modi splashed across the ruling party Likud’s headquarters during one such campaign.

Shubhajit Roy

Shubhajit Roy, Diplomatic Editor at The Indian Express, has been a journalist for more than 25 years now. Roy joined The Indian Express in October 2003 and has been reporting on foreign affairs for more than 17 years now. Based in Delhi, he has also led the National government and political bureau at The Indian Express in Delhi — a team of reporters who cover the national government and politics for the newspaper. He has got the Ramnath Goenka Journalism award for Excellence in Journalism ‘2016. He got this award for his coverage of the Holey Bakery attack in Dhaka and its aftermath. He also got the IIMCAA Award for the Journalist of the Year, 2022, (Jury’s special mention) for his coverage of the fall of Kabul in August 2021 — he was one of the few Indian journalists in Kabul and the only mainstream newspaper to have covered the Taliban’s capture of power in mid-August, 2021. ... Read More

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