It also included a montage of photos of Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Benjamin Netanyahu shaking hands and embracing

NEW DELHI: Israel on Sunday wished India on the occasion of Friendship Day by posting a message on social media that featured part of the song "Yeh Dosti" - from the 1975 Bollywood blockbuster "Sholay".

"Happy #FriendshipDay2019 India! May our ever strengthening friendship and growing partnership touch greater heights," the Israeli Embassy in India tweeted.

"Yeh dosti hum nahi todenge (This friendship we'll not break)," the tweet added in Hindi, quoting a line from the hit song that featured actors Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra riding a motorcycle.

It also included a montage of photos of Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Benjamin Netanyahu shaking hands and embracing.

Responding to the tweet, PM Modi hoped that the friendship between the two nations continues to grow and prosper.
Last month, 10-storey high posters of Modi with his Israeli counterpart were hung from the headquarters of the ruling Likud party headquarters in Tel Aviv as part of its campaign for the September 17 elections.
The party hung posters of PM Modi as well as US and Russian Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin with Netanyahu.

The Israeli Prime Minister was among the first world leaders to congratulate PM Modi after his electoral victory.

In 2017, PM Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Israel. Netanyahu visited India in January 2018.

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