Red carpet welcome awaits Modi in Israel: Terror, diamonds, agri on agenda

Israel's ambassador to India said the next 25 years of relations would be in focus

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's three-day tour of Israel will start on Tuesday in what will be the first such visit to the country by an Indian prime minister. 

Ahead of his visit, Modi on Monday said his trip will bring the people of the two countries closer.

"I will be visiting Israel on July 4-6 on the invitation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu," Modi said in a pre-departure statement posted on his Facebook page.

"As the first Indian Prime Minister to do so, I am greatly looking forward to this unprecedented visit that will bring our two countries and people