Overview

• Congress communications chief Jairam Ramesh called Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s unqualified praise for Benjamin Netanyahu “shocking, shameful, and morally atrocious.”
• Modi publicly welcomed the first phase of President Trump’s Gaza proposal and lauded Netanyahu’s leadership, drawing sharp pushback from the opposition.
• Reporting on the US plan describes a temporary halt to fighting, phased hostage releases, and gradual Israeli troop withdrawals from parts of Gaza.
• Ramesh said Modi has remained silent on an independent Palestinian state and on the continued expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
• Sonia Gandhi has criticized India’s silence on Gaza as a departure from the country’s moral traditions, as Congress leaders cite heavy civilian casualties and accuse Netanyahu of atrocities.