Body of Nepalese Student Bipin Joshi, Held by Hamas, Returned to Nepal

Repatriation of Bipin Joshi

• 🇳🇵 The body of Nepalese student Bipin Joshi, who was taken hostage by Hamas on October 7, 2023, was returned to Kathmandu on Monday.
• 🕯️ Relatives and Nepalese officials gathered in the capital for a ceremony to pay their respects to Joshi.
• 💔 Interim Nepalese Prime Minister Sushi Laki expressed sorrow, noting the family's hope that Bipin was alive until recently.

Circumstances of Kidnapping and Death

• 🎓 Joshi, 23, was studying agriculture in Israel and was kidnapped by Hamas just three weeks after his arrival.
• 🕊️ His body was handed over by Hamas to Israel last Monday as part of a ceasefire deal.
• ✈️ A memorial service was held at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel before his repatriation.

Account of Events in Gaza

• 🛡️ The master of ceremonies recounted that Joshi was kidnapped from a bomb shelter in a kibbutz where he had been bravely saving friends, even throwing live grenades.
• 💥 Amidst a barrage of rockets and a fight with terrorists, he was taken to Shifa Hospital in Gaza and later transferred to another location.
• 😭 The Nepalese community in Israel expressed deep grief, laying flowers on his coffin.