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Thursday, February 26, 2026
India’s Modi visits Yad Vashem with Netanyahu, then meets Herzog
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, visit the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem together.
According to the Prime Minister’s Office, Netanyahu showed Modi the names of Holocaust victims from the family of his wife Sara, after which Modi laid a wreath in Yad Vashem’s Hall of Remembrance.
Laid a wreath at Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center. Grateful to PM Netanyahu for accompanying me during this visit.
Also visited the Hall of Names, a solemn space that preserves the memory of those who suffered and perished during the Holocaust.
The Holocaust… pic.twitter.com/fU8PrM9ZJu
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 26, 2026
Modi then drives to the President’s Residence in Jerusalem to meet with President Isaac Herzog.
Glimpses from the meeting with President Herzog. Our talks were extremely fruitful and wide ranging.@Isaac_Herzog pic.twitter.com/1dVN5fTI9I
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 26, 2026
Modi is slated to fly out of Israel this afternoon.
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