PM Modi calls Israel’s Netanyahu, urges ‘early cessation of hostilities’ amid widening Israel-US conflict

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged an "early cessation of hostilities" and emphasized civilian safety in a call with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu amid escalating Middle East tensions. The conversation followed coordinated Israeli and U.S. strikes on Iran, which Iranian state media reported killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, deepening the crisis.