Father of hostage Tamir Nimrodi, who was not released today among living captives, says son’s fate ‘hasn’t been proven’

As 20 living hostages have been brought back to Israel and transferred to local hospitals, Alon Nimrodi, the father of hostage Tamir Nimrodi, who was not among those freed today, sends out a message on social media.

“I want to clarify to all that Tamir, from the first day, was listed as a living hostage, and also today, despite the heavy cloud, it hasn’t been proven otherwise,” writes Alon Nimrodi.

The fates of Nimrodi, a soldier taken hostage during the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attack, and Bipin Joshi, a Nepali agricultural student also taken hostage, have not been confirmed by Israel, but it has expressed “grave concern” about them. Neither one was released on Monday and no announcement has been made regarding their status.

“Bibi normalized the number 20 instead of 22,” says Nimrodi, referring to the list of 20 living hostages mentioned by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in recent weeks.

Nimrodi added that he and his ex-wife, Herut Nimrodi, did not receive any updates regarding Tamir and were not asked to come to “prepare a bag” of their son’s belongings and bring it to the IDF base at Re’im, where the living hostages were brought.

Nimrodi stresses that there is still no final announcement regarding his son’s fate and that nothing has been confirmed yet.