PM Modi highlights India’s stand in call with Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the Israel-Hamas conflict and shared concerns on maritime traffic safety due to attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels. They also talked about sending Indian laborers to Israel. The escalating threat led the United States and other nations to form a force to safeguard ships in the Red Sea. Multiple shipping companies issued directives to avoid the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The attacks involve drones and ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.