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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed bilateral relations with Israel on Wednesday in a speech to parliament in Jerusalem. Modi also expressed his country's deep condolences for the victims of

PM Modi, during his visit to Israel, addressed the Knesset, hours after he landed in the country to a rousing welcome with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu along with his wife Sara receiving him at the Ben Gurion airport.

Yesh Atid and Yisrael Beytenu parties announced immediately before the session that they would be present for Modi’s speech but would boycott Benjamin Netanyahu and Amir Ohana's remarks.

As opposition MKs leave the plenum, former coalition lawmakers take their places to fill the empty spots. Several opposition parties release statements stating that they will not attend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address and will only reenter the plenum when Modi is slated to begin speaking.

Highlighting the transformative potential of artificial intelligence, Modi said, The real question is not what AI can do in future, it is what can we do with AI in the present Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday unveiled his human-centric ‘MANAV’ vision for artificial intelligence (AI) at the India AI Impact Summit 2026,

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and several other senior leaders were among the parliamentarians who attended the event.

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