{"id":195742,"date":"2026-02-26T11:48:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T06:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=195742"},"modified":"2026-02-26T11:48:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T06:48:45","slug":"netanyahu-praises-modi-as-more-than-a-friend-amidst-global-isolation-over-gaza-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/02\/26\/netanyahu-praises-modi-as-more-than-a-friend-amidst-global-isolation-over-gaza-war.html","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu praises Modi as &#8216;more than a friend&#8217; amidst global isolation over Gaza war"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-195743\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/02\/10-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"385\" height=\"163\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu showered praises on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling him &#8220;more than a friend&#8221; and thanking him for standing by Israel&#8217;s side as many world leaders are shunning Netanyahu due to Israel&#8217;s brutal human rights record in Palestine and Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, Netanyahu highlighted the strong personal chemistry between the two, recalling their viral photo from 2017 and Modi&#8217;s unwavering support for Israel despite the global criticism of the Jewish state over bloodbath in Gaza. &#8220;You didn&#8217;t flinch or waver, you stood by Israel and stood by the Jews. Thank you,&#8221; Netanyahu said.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli premier called the relationship &#8220;an enormous force multiplier.&#8221; However, many are criticizing Modi for standing by Netanyahu amidst global outrage over Israel&#8217;s actions in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Pertinently, several world leaders have distanced themselves from Netanyahu due to his government&#8217;s handling of the Gaza conflict. Modi&#8217;s support for Israel has been met with widespread criticism, with many questioning his stance on human rights and international law.<\/p>\n<p>The contrast between Netanyahu&#8217;s warm reception of Modi and the global isolation he faces highlights the complexities of international diplomacy and the challenges of balancing national interests with human rights concerns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu showered praises on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling him &#8220;more than a friend&#8221; and thanking him for standing by Israel&#8217;s side as many world leaders are shunning Netanyahu due to Israel&#8217;s brutal human rights record in Palestine and Gaza. According to Kashmir Media Service, Netanyahu highlighted the &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":195743,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-195742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tie-world"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/02\/10-4.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=195742"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195742\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":195744,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195742\/revisions\/195744"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/195743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=195742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=195742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}