Published 16:21 IST, August 4th 2019

Friendship Day: Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu wishes PM Modi saying 'ye dosti hum nahi todenge', here's his response

As August 4 is celebrated as Friendship Day in the world, Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu celebrated his friendship with Prime Minister Modi by wishing him on the day.

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As August 4 is celebrated as Friendship Day in world, Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu celebrated his friendship with Prime Minister Modi by wishing him on day. An official p of Israeli embassy in India posted a video of Prime Minister Modi and Benjamin Netanyahu with tune of famous hindi friendship song 'ye Dosti Hum Nahi todenge'. post said that Israel hopes that friendship and partnership of countries continue to flourish. 

Responding to gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that bth countries are tested friends. "Thank you and wishing a Happy Friendship Day to Israel’s wonderful citizens & my good friend Benjamin Netanyahu. India and Israel are time tested friends," PM Modi wrote in Hebrew.

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While India and Israel share an extensive ecomic, military and strategic, Netanyahu will visit India for a day on September 9 and meet his counterpart Narendra Modi, eight days before he faces re-election. Netanyahu h created history on July 20 by surpassing Israel's first premier David Ben-Gurion record as longest-serving PM.

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Likud party leer h visited India in January 2018, whereas PM Modi h gone to Tel Aviv in 2017, becoming first Indian prime minister to tour Jewish state. Netanyahu was first world leer to congratulate Modi for scripting an "impressive victory" in 2019 General Elections and h vowed to strengn ir "great friendship" as well as bilateral ties with India. Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's close ties with his Indian counterpart PM Narendra Modi, an election vertisement banner featuring im of Prime Minister Narendra Modi standing with Netanyahu has been spotted in Israel on Sunday.

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15:38 IST, August 4th 2019