Nepali citizen Bipin Joshi, who was abducted by Hamas, was declared dead by Israeli authorities as they received caskets holding what Hamas said were the bodies of four slain hostages. Nepal's Ambassador to Israel, Dhan Prasad Pandit, told the Nepali media outlet Republica that Joshi's remains were en route to Tel Aviv late Monday night. "We have received information about the body of Bipin handed over to Israeli authorities by Hamas, and it is being taken to Tel Aviv and will arrive here in a few hours,” Pandit said. Pandit added that Israeli authorities will conduct a DNA test to confirm Joshi's identity. Only after proper identification will the body be flown back to Nepal. Before repatriation, formal final rites will be carried out by the Israeli government, and the body wi

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