KATHMANDU, Nov 4: The bodies of three more Nepali students killed in the attacks by Hamas in Israel have arrived in Nepal. Ten Nepali students were killed in the attacks. 

The bodies of Ananda Sah from Sapahi-6, Dhanusha; Rajesh Kumar Swornakar from Madhuwan-1, Sunsari; and Rajan Phulara from Pachnali-3, Doti, were brought on a Fly Dubai aircraft, said Joint-Secretary at the Foreign Ministry, Shard Raj Aaran. The body of Phulara arrived on Friday afternoon, Swornakar's on Friday night and Sah's this morning, he added. 

According to the Foreign Ministry, ten Nepali students were killed in the attacks by Hamas on Israel on October 7 and the bodies of eight students have been brought so far. 

The bodies of Sah and Swonakar will be transported to their respective districts by a Nepali Army chopper today itself, shared Joint-Secretary Aaran. The Nepali students had gone to Israel from Sudurpaschim University under the 'Learn and Earn' program launched by the Israeli government in the agriculture sector. The bodies of Padam Thapa from Lamikhal-8, Doti and Prabesh Bhandari from Sarada-3, Salyan are yet to be brought. 

Another Nepali student Bipin Joshi from Bhimdatta-3, Kanchanpur is still out of contact. After the attack by Hamas in Israel, a team comprising Foreign Minister Narayan Prakash Saud had rescued 254 students from Israel and brought them home.

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