Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday morning visited the Indian military cemetery in Haifa and paid tribute to the Indian soldiers who lost their lives in the Battle of Haifa in 1918. Modi’s visit came on the third and last day of his visit to Israel, the first-ever by an Indian Prime Minister.
“Around 150 kilometres from here, there is a slice of history in the city of Haifa in Israel that is very dear to my country. This is the final resting place for 44 of the Indian soldiers who sacrificed their lives during World War I to liberate the city,” Modi had said in Jerusalem on Wednesday.
The Indian soliders had sacrificed their lives to protect Haifa from the powerful forces of the Ottoman Empire. Both Modi and Netanyahu laid floral wreaths at the cemetery.
