New Delhi, March 16 -- Israel's Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, has moved to publicly quash a wave of viral disinformation alleging that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has died and that recent footage of him was generated using artificial intelligence.

Speaking directly to ANI on the rumours circulating across social media, Azar offered an unambiguous personal rebuttal - stating he had seen the Prime Minister with his own eyes during recent visits to Israel and that a widely discussed cafe video was entirely authentic.

The Israeli envoy to India did not mince words in addressing the conspiracy theories. "Prime Minister Netanyahu is alive. I saw him personally when I was in Israel more than once. This video at the cafe is no...