Tel Aviv, Dec. 4 -- Israel has urged India to move towards designating organisations operating against it, including Hamas, as terrorist groups, with senior Israeli officials saying that New Delhi's stance carries significant regional influence.

Israel noted that it has already proscribed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and expects "reciprocation" from India.

A senior official in Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, speaking to reporters in Jerusalem, said there is an understanding within the Indian government of the "networks and linkages" connected to these groups.

"Our request from India is to work hard to sanction and designate these organisations as terrorist groups. Israel designated Lashkar-e-Taiba a couple of years ago, and we would lik...