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wn.com - 10 hours ago

Bipin Joshi, last-known Hindu hostage in Hamas custody, confirmed dead

More than two years after he was kidnapped during Hamas’ October 7, 2023 assault on southern Israel, the body of Bipin Joshi - a Nepalese Hindu student whose bravery saved his classmates - has been returned to Israel. Bipin Joshi, a Nepalese man who was held hostage in Gaza by Hamas for 2 years(Reuters) His death was confirmed on Monday as part of a Gaza ceasefire deal, overshadowing celebrations over the release of 20 living hostages. Joshi, who was 22 at the time of the attack, had travelled from Nepal for a farm training programme at Kibbutz Alumim, near the Gaza border. He was the only non-Israeli and the only Hindu hostage believed to be alive in Gaza. His remains were handed over to...


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