Sudurpaschim government announces Rs200,000 in relief to families of those killed in Israel
Chief Minister Kamal Bahadur Shah requests federal government and concerned agencies to work for immediate rescue and repatriation of Nepalis. An emergency personnel works to extinguish the fire after rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from the city of Ashkelon, Israel October 7, 2023. REUTERS
The Sudurpaschim Province government has announced to provide Rs200,000 in relief to each family of the people from the province who were killed in attacks by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Israel on Saturday.
In a statement on Monday, Sudurpaschim Chief Minister Kamal Bahadur Shah requested the federal government and concerned agencies to work for immediate rescue and repatriation of Nepalis and bring the bodies back home.
The chief minister also expressed condolences to the bereaved families of all the Nepalis who died in the attack in Kibbutz Alumim in southern Israel and wished for speedy recovery of the injured.
Ten Nepali students were killed while four others were injured in armed attacks by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Israel on Saturday. Among the dead, seven were from Sudurpashim Province.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, one of the Nepali students is still missing there.
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