Kathmandu, July 27 -- A group of Nepali civil society members have urged Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to take a clear and moral stand against what they described as the ongoing 'genocide' in Gaza perpetrated by the Israeli government under Benjamin Netanyahu.

In a letter addressed to the Prime Minister on Thursday, nine well-known figures expressed anguish over the government's 'reluctance' to speak forcefully against the Israeli military campaign, which has reportedly killed over 60,000 Palestinians, including nearly 20,000 children.

They accused Israel of using starvation, blockades, and indiscriminate bombings as weapons of war, and called on the Nepali government to uphold its longstanding policy of non-alignment and principles of P...