PM Dahal holds conversation with trapped Nepali students in war-torn Israel

Published On: October 9, 2023 05:16 PM NPT By: Republica | @RepublicaNepal

KATHMANDU, Oct 9: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal held a telephone conversation with Nepali students who are trapped in a bunker in war-torn Israel. Prime Minister Dahal, from the Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, held a conversation with Bipin Subedi, a Nepali student taking refuge in a bunker in Israel to escape an attack by Hamas.

According to the prime minister's personal secretary Ramesh Malla, the PM asked the Nepali students not to panic as the government would soon rescue them.

The government has been trying to rescue the Nepali students for the past three days, he said.

A meeting of the Council of Ministers was summoned today to discuss the matter, and the issue would also be put up in an all-party meeting, according to the PM’s secretariat.

The Prime Minister’s Office said that the government is in regular touch with the Embassy of Israel and there has been conversations at the foreign ministerial level to discuss the matter.