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Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Huckabee spotlights plight of Nepalese hostage Bipin Joshi after meeting family
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US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee spotlights Hamas-held hostage Bipin Joshi in a video posted on X, after meeting with the Nepalese citizen’s family in Israel.
“He’s not Israeli. He’s not American. He’s from Nepal. And he just happened to be here a couple of weeks before October 7th,” Huckabee says.
Speaking of Joshi’s sister, 17-year-old Pushpa, and his mother Padma, Huckabee adds: “They haven’t heard from Bipin since he was taken hostage. They don’t know his condition. They just want their son, their brother, to come home.”
The two also met with President Isaac Herzog and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar earlier this week.
“We will do everything possible for them to return,” Huckabee concludes.
On Sunday, Pushpa spoke at a protest in Jerusalem during a nationwide day of demonstrations, urging Israelis not to forget her brother once she and her mother return to Nepal.
Here are my thoughts after meeting with the family of Bipin Joshi, an innocent student who just happened to be in the way of Hamas on October 7th. pic.twitter.com/blkFYC7KIO
— Ambassador Mike Huckabee (@USAmbIsrael) August 19, 2025
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