Gaza deal: Nepal’s Bipin Joshi still missing as families reunite under truce — how did the sole Hindu hostage go missing?

As celebrations erupt over the return of hostages under the first phase of the Gaza truce, one family in Nepal waits in quiet anguish. For more than two years, they have kept their eyes on the door, yearning to see their son, Bipin Joshi. Since October 7, 2023, when Hamas attacked Israel, a Hindu family is hoping for their son Bipin Joshi, who was just working on a farm, to return home. Bipin’s elder brother, Kishor Joshi, said on Monday that he had spoken with Israeli officials earlier in the day regarding the ongoing situation. “I spoke with Israeli officials this morning. Hamas has officially announced the names of 20 hostages to be released, and Bipin’s name is not among them,” he told Kantipur Daily in a phone interview. “Still, we have hope that my brother will return. There is