The body of Bipin Joshi, the 23-year-old Nepali agriculture student kidnapped during the October 7, 2023, terror attacks and murdered in Hamas captivity, is scheduled to be flown to his native Nepal this morning for burial.
Before the flight, a dignified state ceremony in his memory has been held at the 8th Brigade Memorial at Ben-Gurion Airport, offering the public a final opportunity to pay their respects to a young man whose life was tragically cut short while pursuing his education.
The Student Who Became a Hero
Bipin Joshi was not an Israeli citizen; he was one of a group of Nepali students participating in the "Learn and Earn" academic program, designed to provide hands-on experience in Israeli agriculture. He had arrived at Kibbutz Alumim, an agricultural community near the Gaza border, just weeks before the Hamas assault.
On the morning of October 7, 2023, as terrorists stormed the kibbutz, Joshi was hailed for an act of extraordinary bravery. Eyewitness accounts from surviving students confirm that when Hamas terrorists threw grenades into the bomb shelter where he and his colleagues were hiding, Joshi, despite being injured, managed to deflect one of the live grenades, an action credited with saving several lives, though ten of his peers were ultimately killed.
He was subsequently abducted by the terrorists and taken into Gaza, reportedly one of the few non-Israeli foreign nationals and the only Hindu confirmed to have been taken captive.
