India, Feb. 22 -- Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Israel on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, "We are personal friends," adding that the two sides will look to strengthen economic, diplomatic and security cooperation. PM Modi will be visiting Israel on February 25-26.

In a series of posts on X, Netanyahu called PM Modi "personal friends," and that they both speak frequently over the phone and also visit one another. Netanyahu also said that he has visited India in the past, and PM Modi has also visited Israel. "We waded together in the waters of the Mediterranean, and much water has flowed since then in the Mediterranean, the Ganges, and the Jordan," he wrote in the post.

The Israeli president s...