00:00Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has defended Israel's war in Gaza,
00:05saying India stands by the country with full conviction,
00:09even as Israel continues to commit genocide against Palestinians.
00:14Modi delivered remarks in a speech to the Knesset,
00:17becoming the first Indian leader to address Israel's parliament.
00:21In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked India
00:25for standing by Israel after October 7th, highlighting shared strategic interests between the two nations.
00:33India is also Israel's largest arms buyer,
00:37spending more than $20 billion on Israeli weapons between 2020 and 2024.
00:44Modi's support has drawn criticism amid the ongoing war in Gaza,
00:48where at least 72,000 people have been killed by Israeli forces.
00:53At least 600 of those deaths occurred during the ceasefire agreed between Israel and Hamas last October.
01:02Last week, India joined over 100 countries in condemning Israel's recent moves
01:07to expand control over the occupied West Bank and move towards annexation.
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