On October 20, 2025, in Kathmandu, Nepal. A youth participates in the final tribute to Nepali youth Bipin Joshi after the repatriation of his body from Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, to Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA). Joshi, who had gone to Israel under the Learn and Earn Program, was abducted by Hamas militants during the war. He was confirmed dead by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) nearly after two years following the ceasefire. (Photo by Abhishek Maharjan/Sipa USA) Source: AAP / Michael Nigro / Abhishek Maharjan/Abhishek Maharjan/Sipa USA
Bipin Joshi's family and close ones have remembered him as his body was repatriated to Nepal. His body was draped in Nepal’s national flag as a mark of respect during the funeral on Tuesday, 21 October. A day earlier, Nepal's interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki paid tribute to him. The 23-year-old was among the people taken hostage by Hamas on October 7, 2023. His body has been confirmed as being one of the first four hostage bodies returned by Hamas under the Gaza ceasefire deal. Listen to this report prepared in collaboration with Nepal correspondent Prayas Dulal.
Bipin Joshi's family and close ones have remembered him as his body was repatriated to Nepal. His body was draped in Nepal’s national flag as a mark of respect during the funeral on Tuesday, 21 October. A day earlier, Nepal's interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki paid tribute to him. The 23-year-old was among the people taken hostage by Hamas on October 7, 2023. His body has been confirmed as being one of the first four hostage bodies returned by Hamas under the Gaza ceasefire deal. Listen to this report prepared in collaboration with Nepal correspondent Prayas Dulal.
