Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that he spoke to US President Donald Trump and congratulated him on the success of the historic peace plan that forms the roadmap to reach a truce between Israel and Palestinian terrorist group Hamas to end the 2-year-long Gaza war. The PM also said that New Delhi and Washington are reviewing the trade talks between the two countries that took a hit amid the ongoing tariff tussle.
“Spoke to my friend, President Trump and congratulated him on the success of the historic Gaza peace plan. Also reviewed the good progress achieved in trade negotiations. Agreed to stay in close touch over the coming weeks,” PM Mod wrote on X, tagging the official handles of the President of the United States (POTUS) and Donald Trump in his post.
Prime Minister Modi also called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to congratulate him on the progress made under President Trump’s Gaza peace plan. He welcomed the agreement on the release of hostages and enhanced humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza, and reaffirmed that terrorism in any form or manifestation is unacceptable anywhere in the world.
“Spoke to my friend, President Trump and congratulated him on the success of the historic Gaza peace plan. Also reviewed the good progress achieved in trade negotiations. Agreed to stay in close touch over the coming weeks,” PM Modi wrote on X.
The Israeli Prime Minister’s official handle confirmed the conversation, saying, “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu just spoke with the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi. @PMOIndia Modi conveyed his congratulations to Prime Minister Netanyahu on the agreement achieved for the release of all hostages.”
According to a statement by the Israeli PMO, Netanyahu paused a security cabinet meeting on the ceasefire and hostage-release deal in Gaza to speak with PM Modi. “Prime Minister Modi congratulated Prime Minister Netanyahu on the agreement reached for the release of all the hostages,” the statement read, as reported by the Times of Israel.
The statement also noted that PM Modi “emphasised that Netanyahu has always been a close friend and that their friendship will remain strong.” Netanyahu thanked him “for his support of Israel, and the two agreed to continue working in close cooperation.”
The PM’s latest social media posts came hours after he welcomed Trump’s announcement of Israel and Hamas agreeing to the first phase of his 20-point Gaza peace plan, calling it a “reflection of the strong leadership of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu”.
In another post on X, PM Modi expressed hope that the release of hostages and increased humanitarian assistance would bring relief to the people of Gaza and pave the way for lasting peace.
Just hours before that Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of a US-brokered peace plan to pause fighting in Gaza and release hostages and prisoners, Trump announced on Thursday, ending the war in the Palestinian enclave.
The agreement was reached just a day after the second anniversary of Hamas’ attack on Israel, as indirect talks in Egypt produced a breakthrough on the initial stage of Trump’s 20-point peace framework. Negotiators from the United States, Israel, Egypt, and Qatar have been working on the framework of Trump’s proposed hostages-for-ceasefire
