Beach stroll by Modi, Netanyahu causes Internet waves; Twitter lauds 'bromance'

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gesture as they talk on Olga Beach in Hadera. PIB/AFP

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi capped a historic three-day visit to Israel on Thursday with a barefoot stroll along the Mediterranean shore with Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu. It was closed to journalists, but images and video were distributed by the Israeli government showing the two men walking together into the water barefoot at Olga beach. The two sipped water produced by the machine, served in wine glasses, before Modi hitched up his pants and waded ankle-deep into the surf. Netanyahu did not roll up his slacks, which got soaked. The two leaders' exuberance for warming bilateral ties has taken the form of bear hugs, greetings on social media and pledges for increased trade and cooperation.

Aj blue hai ???????????????????????? Aur din bhi ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ Ajao on the beach ????️ yara photo meri kheench ???? Phooti kismat hogi teri gar tu ne ye baat na mani pic.twitter.com/HjiKbfOYw7

— Imaan Sheikh (@sheikhimaan) July 6, 2017

"Kaunsa color achcha hai pink wala ya red wala?" pic.twitter.com/YHCXmKiwob — k (@krazyfrog) July 6, 2017

अपना फंडा क्लियर है भाई, इंडिया में जब भी भसड़ मचे, जहाज निकालो और फुर्र ! pic.twitter.com/kaztVx1Qgu

— Rofl Gandhi (@RoflGandhi_) July 6, 2017

Only Indian who forgot his #Goa wardrobe back home #ModiInIsrael pic.twitter.com/LksF4F8Cph — Adarsh George (@adarsh765george) July 6, 2017

Don't worry about your trousers merey dost, bheegney do. Look at me! Olga Beach #ModiInIsrael pic.twitter.com/haJurTY1CZ

— কাঞ্চন গুপ্ত (@KanchanGupta) July 6, 2017

Every time the Ketchup Song plays.... pic.twitter.com/cuJx7BTiCy — Protima Tiwary (@DumbbellsnDrama) July 6, 2017

When your School principle Asked. “Nails dikhao” pic.twitter.com/j4VLzdtIo2 — DJ (@PJcrackerr) July 6, 2017

Meanwhile, the Bibi-Modi love-affair-cum-state-visit continues on Mediterranean beach #ModiInIsrael pic.twitter.com/pvInYB3qwM

— Noga Tarnopolsky (@NTarnopolsky) July 6, 2017

"Chal, bhool ja use dusri mil jayegi " pic.twitter.com/AgKfNkHbe4 — 007 (@James_Beyond) July 6, 2017

Beach Beach Mein ... Jab Harry Met Sejal @ Olga Beach! #IndiaIsraelStartup pic.twitter.com/s8S42hOA4O

— Sugandh (@sugandh) July 6, 2017

Modi's visit, the first by an Indian prime minister, marks 25 years of diplomatic relations. He visited the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial, embraced a boy whose parents were killed in a 2008 massacre in Mumbai carried out by Islamic militants, and addressed an ecstatic crowd of Indian Jews in Tel Aviv. Modi did not meet with any Palestinian officials during his visit. Indian and Palestinian officials say there was no snub, noting that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visited Modi in India in May. (With inputs from AP and AFP)