Uzis, Commando Training and Fish: How Israel Propped Up Nepal's Dictatorial Monarchy

On March 15, 2024, Israel's ambassador to Kathmandu, Hanan Goder, informed the media of his country that the families of the Nepalese agriculture students who were murdered on October 7 at Kibbutz Alumim, as well as the family of Bipin Joshi, the student who was abducted to the Gaza Strip, had been recognized by Israel's National Insurance Institute as "hostile action casualties" and would receive compensation like that of the families of the Israelis who had been murdered or abducted. "The Nepalese students came to Israel as our guests," Goder said. "After the massacre, they became part of our family, and it is our responsibility to look after them."