Foreign Minister NP Saud held a telephone conversation with his Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen on Tuesday.

Minister Saud had urged Cohen for necessary coordination and facilitation to repatriate the bodies of Nepali students killed in the attacks by Hamas in Israel.

He also urged Cohen to help in the treatment of Nepali nationals and help in searching for a Nepali national who has been missing following the attacks in Israel.

Minister Saud has urged his Israeli counterpart to help in providing basic essentials to the Nepali nationals who were relocated to a safer place by the Israeli army.

He also informed Minister Cohen that some Nepali citizens living in bunkers have been asking to arrange safe accommodation.

Saying that the Foreign Ministry has been collecting details of the Nepali nationals living in Israel, Minister Saud urged the Israeli government for the necessary assistance to repatriate the Nepali nationals stranded in various places of Israel.

During the conversation, Minister Saud expressed his sympathy for the loss of property caused by the attacks of Hamas and said that the government of Nepal stands in support for Israel in this difficult time.

Dubbing the Hamas group as terrorist, Foreign Minister Cohen expressed heartfelt condolences over the death of 10 Nepali students in the attacks by Hamas.

He expressed his commitment to extend necessary assistance to send the bodies to Nepali students back home.