Israel – Ynet News, Oct. 08, 2025
Video obtained by Israeli intelligence shows 23-year-old student speaking in captivity weeks after October 7 abduction; his sister says family clings to hope as ceasefire talks continue and urges leaders: ‘Bring them all home’
The family of Bipin Joshi, a 23-year-old Nepali student kidnapped to Gaza during the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, released a video on Wednesday showing him alive in captivity — the first visual proof of life since his abduction nearly two years ago.
The footage, obtained by Israeli intelligence and shared with the family in recent months, is believed to have been recorded about a month after Joshi was taken. In it, Joshi introduces himself in Hebrew and explains he arrived in Israel to study and work in agriculture. “My name is Bipin Joshi and I’m from Nepal,” he says. “I came to Israel 25 days ago for the ‘Learn and Earn’ program. I’m a student working on a citrus and lemon farm.”
Until now, the last known evidence of Joshi was a security video from Gaza’s Shifa Hospital on the day of the massacre, showing him being led by Hamas gunmen alongside a Thai national who was also abducted.
