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Netanyahu calls Modi to congratulate him on Indian moon landing
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi visit the water desalination plant at Olga beach on July 6, 2017. (Kobi Gideon/GPO/Flash90)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls to congratulate Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi after India became the fourth country to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon yesterday.
“Good job! You reached a historic achievement for India and the whole world,” Netanyahu tells Modi, according to a readout from his office. “Congratulations from the depths of my heart and from all the citizens of Israel.”
According to the PMO, Modi sends Netanyahu best wishes ahead of Rosh Hashanah, and invites him to visit India soon.
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