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Watch: 'Baby' Moshe who survived 26/11 attacks arrives in Mumbai

Watch: 'Baby' Moshe who survived 26/11 attacks arrives in Mumbai

'Baby' Moshe who survived 26/11 attacks arrives in Mumbai

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Moshe Holtzberg, who was two-years-old, when Mumbai was attacked in November, 2008 will be unveiling a 26/11 memorial along with Israeli PM Netanyahu

Nine years after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, Moshe Holtzberg who survived the terror strike at Chabad House returned to Mumbai ahead PM Netanyahu's visit to the city.

Moshe Holtzberg, who was two-years-old, when Mumbai was attacked in November, 2008 will be unveiling a 26/11 memorial along with the Israeli prime minister.

PM Modi had metMoshe during his visit to Israel last year, along with PMNetanyahu.

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Moshe's parents - Rabbi Gabriel and Rivka Holtzberg - were killed by terrorists at Chabad House during the attack. Moshe miraculously survived after his maid Sandra Samuel rescued him. Moshe was handed over to his maternal grandparents who rushed to Mumbai even as the attack wasunfolding in the city.

Authorities later found bodies of Holtzbergs, Rabbis - Bentzion Chroman and Leibish Teitelbaum, Nora Schwartzblatt-Rabinowitz and Yocheved Orpaz at Chabad House.

The Mumbai attackers killed 164 people and injured over 300, all nine terrorists were killed by India's NSG commandos with one terrorist - Ajmal Kasab taken into custody.

Kasab was later hanged in November, 2012 for his role in the attack on Mumbai.