Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Israel in June this year, NDTV has reported. He will be the first Indian prime minister to visit the Jewish nation since its formation in 1948.



According to the channel, Secretary (Economic Relations) Amar Sinha has said that Modi's visit will likely take place this year. Citing sources in the Ministry of External Affairs, the channel said prime minister will visit Israel in June. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is also expected to visit India this year, the channel said in its report.

There are two other compelling reasons to believe that the news is true. First, News 18 made a similar claim in the first week of February. According to the channel, Indian ambassador to Israel Pavan Kapoor informed about Modi’s visit during an interview with Ynetnews.