Kathmandu, Oct. 13 -- Israeli authorities on Monday informed Nepali officials that Nepali student Bipin Joshi is not among the survivors.

The Israeli officials informed the Nepali Ambassador to Israel Dhana Prasad Pandit, Joshi's sister, Pushpa, and relative Kiran Joshi during a video conference at 7:30am Israeli time involving the Israeli Defence Forces.

Ambassador Pandit told the Post that Joshi's name was not on the list of those confirmed alive, adding that efforts to locate him-or his body if deceased-would continue.

"IDF officials said they will try to hand over Joshi's body or inform us how he was killed," Pandit said. "International organisations are also engaged in this matter."

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