PM receives a telephone call from Prime Minister of Israel

• Bilateral telephone diplomacy between PM Narendra Modi and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on 07 January 2026, exchanging New Year greetings and reviewing the India–Israel Strategic Partnership.
• Marks a continuing high-tempo engagement track that includes a prior call on 10 December 2025 and culminates in Modi's Knesset address (25 Feb 2026) and bilateral meeting (26 Feb 2026).
• For UPSC: tests GS-II (India and its neighbourhood / bilateral relations / West Asia), with overlap into terrorism, Gaza conflict, and India's balancing act between Israel and the Arab/Palestinian bloc.