A Nepali working in Israel says, 'We have been in a war zone for 16 months. We used to sit in fear every day about what kind of attack would come from where and when, now there is an environment where we can breathe peace. Let it continue.'
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Nepali workers working in Israel have said that they want the continuation of the cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas on Thursday morning. "We have been in a war zone for 16 months. Every day we are in fear of what kind of attack will come from where and when," Shri Krishna Bhandari, President of the Non-Resident Nepali Association, Israel said, "Now there is an environment where we can breathe peace. Let it continue.'
Shivraj Khadka, vice president of Pravasi Nepali Mancha, Israel, said that during the war, freedom of movement was stopped. There are thousands of Nepalis here. We used to meet before the war. We used to walk easily. When the attack between Israel and Hamas started. It became a situation where we were afraid to walk outside," he said. "Gathering among Nepalis stopped happening. In a way, it was as if he was homesick.
He said that his family and relatives from Nepal were constantly pressuring him to return home. We were safe here. But the family did not feel that way. They used to tell us that money is not big, go back home," he said. Khadka says that the past time is very interesting. An unexpected war happened. 10 Nepalis lost their lives. One person is still in captivity,' he said, 'that time is very scary for us.' This ceasefire has given relief. May it become permanent. Those who are close to death like us know its real meaning,' he said, 'I saw and experienced the war of 2005, 14 and 23-24.' A working Nepalese says. "In the past, it would have been 310 shekels to exchange 100 dollars. Now it has exceeded 400 shekels," said Bhandari, "the price has also increased by 30 percent." Manju Thapalia of Bhaktapur, who came to Israel two years ago, now hopes that the bunker life will end. I feel bored when I go to hide in the bunker. When the siren sounds, you have to run to the bunker. Even if there is no sense of danger, it will be affected mentally,' she said, 'The news of ceasefire has made us more excited.'
