Kathmandu, June 18 -- Nepali activists on Wednesday held a peaceful demonstration outside the Israeli embassy and Iranian consulate in Kathmandu, calling on both parties to de-escalate the raging conflict.

About two dozen members from the Human Rights and Peace Society stood on the roadside leading to the Israeli embassy and Iranian consulate, expressing concern over the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran.

The activists held banners and placards with slogans and messages for both nations to immediately end the escalating violence in West Asia.

"We are here to demonstrate, to call on Israel and Iran to resolve their differences through dialogue. Stop war, promote peace; Israel first attacked Iran this time, so it's Israel's primar...