The bodies of four out of 10 Nepali students killed in the attack by Hamas, the Palestinian militant group, in Israel, have been brought to Kathmandu.

These mortal remains were identified and handed over to the Nepali Embassy in Tel Aviv by the Israeli government. after carrying out the legal process.

Among the bodies brought this morning include those of Lokendra Singh Dhami and Dipesh Raj Bista of Darchula.

Before this, the mortal remains of Narayan Prasad Neupane of Kailali were brought last night. The body of Ashish Chaudhary of Kailali arrived at 1 pm today, said Keshav Saud, the press coordinator of Foreign Affairs Minister Narayan Prakash Saud.

According to the Minister's Press Coordinator, preparations are being made to transport the three bodies brought today to Dhangadhi of Kailali by a helicopter belonging to the Nepal Army.

Of the four injured in the assault, two are undergoing treatment at a local hospital while the other two have been discharged from the hospital. One of the students discharged from the hospital is receiving care at the Nepali Embassy while the other has arrived in Nepal.

While the attack spread terror across the country, 17 Nepali students in Kibbutz Alumim, an area near the Gaza Strip, were directly attacked by the militants. According to the embassy, 265 Nepali students were studying in Israel under the ‘Learn and Earn’ programme of the Israeli government at the time.