India, March 2 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "standing with the truth" amid the Israel-US war with Iran.

Netanyahu also said he had spoken to PM Modi yesterday, along with other regional leaders. He was reportedly in Beit Shemesh, where an Iranian missile attack resulted in the death of 9 people on Sunday.

"I spoke to our great friend, Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I spoke to him at length yesterday and thanked him for his standing with Israel, standing for the truth, and for the enormous friendship of the people of India," NDTV quoted Netanyahu as saying.

"They are much admired and loved in Israel. I won't get into the details of the conversation, but I have spoken to h...