PM Modi will be the first Indian prime minister to visit Palestine

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a four-day visit to Palestine, the UAE, and Oman, is likely to announce the set-up of a super-specialty hospital in Palestine's capital Ramallah today. He will also hold discussions with President Mahmoud Abbas and reaffirm India's support for the Palestinian people and the development of the state.

PM Modi will be the first Indian prime minister to visit Palestine.

The prime minister will leave for the UAE after his visit to Palestine and then on the final leg, to Muscat on February 11, before returning to Delhi the following day. 

Energy and security cooperation will be the top agenda of PM Modi's visit, along with trade and investments and counter-terror efforts. During his visit, the prime minister will also meet Indian expatriates in the UAE and in Oman.