NEW DELHI: Narendra Modi is all set to get a red carpet welcome when he lands in Israel on July 4, which will be the first ever visit by an Indian prime minister to the West Asian country amid celebration of 25 years of creation of diplomatic ties.The significance that Israel is attaching to the visit can be judged from the fact that Modi will be received by PM Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben-Gurion Airport on July 4. This is a gesture that Israel usually reserves for visits of US presidents and the Pope. In fact Netanyahu is expected to accompany Modi throughout most of his three-day visit which he has described as historic. Officials apart common Israelis have welcomed Modi’s visit through social media. Modi is expected to meet Moshe, the 11-year-old survivor of 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. One of the sites that came under attack was the Mumbai Chabad house. Six people died in the attack, including Rabbi Gabriel and Rivka Hotlzberg.Their then-toddler Moshe, who was two years old at the time, was rescued by his Indian babysitter who risked her life to save him. He has since moved to Israel, where he lives with his maternal grandparents. "I think it will be a very emotional meeting with a very strong message," according to Israeli Ambassador to India Daniel Carmon. In the historic city of Jerusalem, special arrangements have been made for the PM’s stay.He will be staying in the same luxury suite at King David Hotel where US president Donald Trump had stayed. The hotel is also making significant adjustments to the menu for the luncheon meeting between Modi and Netanyahu. It has secured the services of Israeli-Indian restaurateur Reena Pushkarna and her team of chefs for vegetarian cuisine.The bar at the hotel has been converted to a temporary press lounge. At the hotel Modi will be greeted on arrival by Michael Federmann, the chairman of the Board of Directors of the group that owns and operates the hotel. Federmann's personal interest in Modi's visit to Israel is noteworthy, as he is also the chairman of Elbit Systems, a defence electronics company that has businesses in India.Eight delegations from India have visited Israel during the last three months to oversee preparations for the PM visit. As was the case with Trump, when Modi leaves Israel on the morning of July 6, everything at the hotel will remain in place for at least two hours till his plane is out of the Israeli air space in case there is a reason for the plane to turn back. Expanding defence ties will be on the agenda of dialogue. Besides the two sides are expected to conclude deals concerning water and agriculture following the dialogue.