The Federation of Nepali Journalists has felicitated three journalists of Kantipur Media Group (KMG) for their ground-zero reporting of the Israel-Hamas War last year.

Senior Sub-Editor Hom Karki of Kantipur daily, Photo Editor Prakash Chandra Timilsina of the publication and Kantipur Television’s Video Chief Shyam Shrestha were facilitated by Minister for Communication and Information Technology Rekha Sharma during the 27th General Assembly of the FNJ, the umbrella organisation of Nepali journalists, held in Kathmandu on Friday.

On October 7, 2023, a surprise attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas on Israel left 10 Nepali students, who had reached the West Asian country under a ‘Learn and Earn Programme’, dead and four others injured.

Eight days after the war began, Kantipur Media Group sent a three-member team of reporters to the war-torn nation for ground-zero reporting.

The trio were among 2,050 reporters who had travelled to Israel in the first week after the attack to cover the war, according to the Government Press Office of Israel.

Bipin Joshi of Kanchanpur was also one of the 17 Nepali students who were living at Kibbutz Alumim in southern Israel, close to the Gaza Strip.

The Israel Defence Force (IDF) had earlier confirmed that Joshi was held hostage by the Hamas militants. However, his whereabouts are still unknown.