Tel Aviv, Sept. 17 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday extended birthday greetings to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, lauding his leadership for transforming India into a "world power" and highlighting the unprecedented partnership between the two countries.

In a post on X, Netanyahu said that the friendship between Israel and India had "never been stronger" and expressed confidence that the two countries would take their partnership to "even greater heights".

"Happy birthday, Narendra! Prime Minister @narendramodi. Your leadership has transformed India into a world power," Netanyahu said.

"Together, we have built an unprecedented partnership between our two great democracies. The friendship between Israel and India ...