Published: May 08, 2023, 21:15 IST | Updated: May 08, 2023, 21:15 IST
The Israeli army said it killed three leaders of the Islamic Jihad group in air strikes on Gaza. According to the health ministry in the Hamas-controlled Palestinian territory, the Israeli air strikes left a dozen dead. Amid the escalating tensions, Israel's foreign minister has cut short his India visit, while the Islamic jihad group scrapped a visit to Cairo. Israel's foreign minister Eli Cohen, who arrived in India today morning, decided to cut short his 3-day diplomatic visit. He will now leave after meeting Indian prime minister Narendra Modi. Eli Cohen's trip is the third high-level visit by senior Israeli officials in less than three months. Israel's Knesset speaker & economy minister visited recently. Analysts say the high-level India trips are being seen as a prelude to the much-anticipated visit of Netanyahu later this year. Remember, Narendra Modi became the first sitting Indian prime minister to visit Israel on July 4, 2017.