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The government has decided to send an aircraft of Nepal Airlines to rescue Nepalis in Israel.

Nepal Airlines Corporation spokesperson Ramesh Paudel said that preparations are being made to send an aircraft to Israel.

“The Tourism Ministry has directed the Nepal Airlines Corporation to keep an aircraft on standby. We are making preparations for the same,” he said.

According to the Foreign Ministry, the aircraft of the national flag carrier will leave for Israel via Dubai to rescue Nepalis at 11 pm today.

The Foreign Ministry was of the opinion that the rescue was delayed after not getting the route for chartered flight.

Nepali nationals in Israel have been urging the government to rescue them at the earliest following the attacks by Hamas.

On Tuesday, Foreign Minister NP Saud held a telephone conversation with his Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen and urged him for necessary coordination and facilitation to repatriate the bodies of Nepali students killed in the attacks by Hamas in Israel.

In response, the Israeli Foreign Minister expressed his commitment to extend necessary assistance to send the bodies to Nepali students back home.

Ten Nepali students have been killed while 55 from Israeli bunkers and 72 from Lebanon have been shifted to safer places since the war broke out four days ago, Nepali Ambassador to Israel Kanta Rizal said.

Over 350 Nepali people eager to return home have so far registered their names at Nepali Embassy.

Earlier, the International Relations and Tourism Committee had directed the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers and Foreign Ministry to make arrangements to repatriate the bodies of 10 Nepalis killed in the attack.

Speaker Devraj Ghimire has urged the government to promptly make necessary arrangements for bringing back bodies of the Nepali people killed in the Hamas-launched terrorist attack in Israel.

In a condolence message today, he also called for the government to make arrangements for repatriating interested Nepali people staying in Israel.

He expressed deep sorrow over the loss of the lives of 10 Nepali people in the lethal terrorist attack in Southern Israel.

"I urge the government to relocate all Nepali people facing risks of potential attacks to safer places, arrange repatriation of those interested and bring back bodies of those killed in the incident to home", the message reads.

Extending wishes for the recovery of the wounded Nepali people undergoing treatment in local hospitals, he drew the government's attention towards mobilizing all mechanisms for the search of the missing Nepali people in Israel.

All 55 Nepali students working in an agriculture farm along the Israel-Gaza border have been relocated to a safer place.

According to the Nepali Embassy in Tel Aviv, 72 Nepali people, who were awaiting rescue from the nearby northern border of Israel, have also been shifted to safer areas.

The Embassy also said that four Nepali people who sustained injuries in Saturday's attack are witnessing gradual improvements in their health and search for a missing Nepali is taking place with the assistance of all available local and diplomatic mechanisms, including police and hospital.

Over 350 Nepali people eager to return home have so far registered their names at Nepali Embassy. A process has already been initiated to safely return them home.

The Madhes Province government has decided to provide a relief amount of Rs 500,000 to the family of Ananda Sah of Laxminiya Rural Municipality-4, Sapahi of Dhanusha who lost his life in the terrorist attack in Israel.

In a condolence message issued on Tuesday evening, Chief Minister Saroj Kumar Yadav expressed his heartfelt condolence to the family of the deceased and announced relief amount to the victim’s family.

Paying tribute to 10 Nepali youths who were killed in the terrorist attack in Israel, he termed the Hamas attack against innocent Nepalis an inhumane act.

"The attack has shattered the dreams of 10 families. We the Nepali people are in deep grief due to an incident. I would like to pay homage to those killed in lethal attack and condole the bereaved families", the message reads.