With Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to visit Israel amid escalating tensions and a U.S. military build-up across the West Asian region, members of Parliament’s Standing Committee on External Affairs on Monday (February 23, 2026) raised concerns over the timing of the trip.
Mr. Modi is expected to arrive in Israel on February 25. This will be Mr. Modi’s first visit to Israel in nine years— his 2017 trip marked the first-ever visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the country—and comes after the 2023 terror attack in Israel, and Israel’s bombardment of Gaza for two years, in which more than 70,000 people were killed. During his two-day visit to Jerusalem, PM Modi will address the Israeli Knesset (Parliament), attend an innovation event on technology cooperation, and go with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to the Yad Vashem holocaust memorial museum.
Looking forward to Israel visit: PM Modi
Announcing the visit on Sunday (February 23), Mr. Netanyahu told his Cabinet that India would join a “hexagonal alliance” of regional countries to cooperate on security issues. In a video post on Monday (February 23, 2026), Ambassador Reuven Azar said that India and Israel would “update” their defence and security agreements”.
