The family of Nepali hostage Bipin Joshi — who was in Israel studying agriculture when terrorists kidnapped him to Gaza amid the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attack — approve for publication a still image taken from a recording of him in the weeks after his abduction.
The full clip, which runs about thirty seconds, will be released at 7:55 p.m., Israel time.
The recording was obtained by the military and shared with the family by intelligence officials, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum says in a statement.
“The sign of life that was found in Gaza, which we are sharing with you today, anchors our strong faith that he is alive,” his family say in a statement, shared by the forum.
Joshi is one of two hostages whom Israel has expressed “grave concern” about, but whom the military has not confirmed dead.
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