Israeli ambassador to India Reuven Azar on Monday rebutted claims that PM Benjamin Netanyahu was dead, while reiterating that the “operational opportunity” for the Israel-US joint strikes on Iran arose only after PM Narendra Modi left Israel on Feb 26. PM Modi had visited Israel days before the attacks and his bilateral meeting with Netanyahu took place 48 hours before the Feb 28 strikes that were quickly followed by Iranian reprisals.
“PM Netanyahu is alive. I saw him when I was in Israel more than once. The video at the cafe (showing Netanyahu) is not AI-fabricated. A lot of disinformation is being spread,” Azar said, accusing Iran of spreading false information.
