India, March 16 -- Amid growing speculation around Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's fate even as he has sought to quell rumours of death, Israeli ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, has said that he "saw him personally" more than once during his visit to Israel.

"Prime Minister Netanyahu is alive. I saw him personally when I was in Israel more than once," Azar said, but didn't specify when he visited the country.

He also refuted claims of a clip shared by the Israeli PM on X being fake or AI-generated.

A video was posted on Netanyahu's X account on Sunday (India time) in which he could be seen holding a cup of coffee and speaking directly at the camera. "They say I'm what? Watch," the caption of the post read.

However, the in...