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Embassy of Israel, New Delhi is the
diplomatic mission A diplomatic mission or foreign mission is a group of people from a state or organization present in another state to represent the sending state or organization officially in the receiving or host state. In practice, the phrase usually denotes ...
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Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...
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India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
. The embassy oversees the and the
Consulate General of Israel, Bangalore The Consulate General of Israel in Bangalore represents the interests of the Government of Israel in the Indian states of Karnataka and surrounding states Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Puducherry. It was opened on 20 May 2013 at Murphy Road, Halasur ...
. The embassy was opened after the official establishment of relations between India and Israel on January 29, 1992. On February 13 2012 the wife of a diplomat from the embassy was wounded when a bomb exploded in her car while she was on her way to work, as part of 2012 attacks on Israeli diplomats. A minor IED explosion took place outside the embassy on 29 January 2021 when the two countries celebrated the 29th anniversary of India-Israel ties. Israel blames
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for this.


Ambassadors

The first ambassador of Israel to serve in the Embassy was Ephraim Dowek. The current ambassador (since 2021) is
Naor Gilon Naor Gilon (Hebrew: נאור גילאון) was Israel's ambassador to India and non resident ambassador to Sri Lanka and Bhutan. He was ambassador of Israel to the Netherlands (2019-2021), Italy and San Marino (Feb 2012 – Aug 2016). Biograp ...
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See also

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India–Israel relations India and Israel maintain a close and multifaceted bilateral relationship, underpinned by strategic interests, and a history of cooperation across various sectors. Over the years, Israel has emerged as one of India’s key partners in areas suc ...
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List of diplomatic missions of Israel This is a list of diplomatic missions of Israel, excluding honorary consulates. As of November 2021, there are 82 resident embassies, including a Taiwan office, and 22 consulate-generals and two representative missions in the 165 states that re ...
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List of diplomatic missions in Israel Diplomatic missions in Israel are foreign embassies and consulates in Israel. There are currently 96 embassies in Israel, of which 90 embassies are located in the Tel Aviv District, and six are located in Jerusalem. In addition to their embassy, s ...
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List of diplomatic missions in India This is a list of diplomatic missions in India. There are 159 embassies/high commissions in New Delhi, and many countries maintain consulates in other Indian cities. Most of these diplomatic missions in Delhi are located in Chanakyapuri diplomatic ...
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List of diplomatic missions of India The India, Republic of India has one of the largest diplomatic networks, reflecting its links in the world and particularly in neighbouring regions: Central Asia, the Middle East, East Africa, Europe, Southeast Asia, and the rest of the Indian su ...
* Foreign relations:
India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
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Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...


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New Delhi New Delhi (; ) is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Parliament ...
Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...