evidence: It is standard practice for German prosecutors to open an investigation when the country’s citizens are harmed abroad. India’s Modi reiterates support for Israel NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he had spoken with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the phone and thanked him for "providing an update on the ongoing situation." "People of India stand firmly with Israel in this difficult hour," Modi wrote on X, the social media platform, and said India strongly condemns terrorism in all forms. During the Cold War, India didn’t have open relations with Israel and leaned heavily in favor of the Palestinians. The two countries established diplomatic relations in 1992. Ties between the two countries have grown under Modi, who became the first Indian prime minister to visit Israel in 2017. Israeli soldiers carry the body of a victim of an attack by militants from Gaza at Kibbutz Kfar Aza, in southern Israel on Oct. 10, 2023. Photo by Ronen Zvulun/ Reuters 2 Russian citizens were killed in Hamas attacks in Israel MOSCOW — Russia’s ambassador to Israel said that two Russian citizens have been killed in of the latest Israel-Palestinian war.