For more than two years, the family of Bipin Joshi, a Nepalese Hindu student held in captivity by the Hamas in Gaza clung to hope that he will return home one day.

His mother and younger sister, Pushpa, became symbols of quiet resilience, making multiple trips to Kathmandu, Israel, and the United States desperately campaigning for his release. Just last week, Hamas had released footage of Joshi filmed under duress in captivity in November 2023.

However, when Hamas released 20 living hostages as part of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, 24-year-old Bipin Joshi was not one of them.

Instead, more than two years after his abduction during Hamas’ October 7, 2023 assault on southern Israel, the body of the Nepalese Hindu student was released to the Israeli authorities. Notably, Joshi was known

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