Taken captive: Bipin Joshi, Nepalese student who deflected grenades
Farming student at Kibbutz Alumim was abducted by Hamas terrorists on October 7
Bipin Joshi, 23, a farming student from Nepal, was abducted by Hamas terrorists from Kibbutz Alumim on October 7, when they attacked the kibbutz as part of a vicious assault on the Gaza border communities, killing some 1,200 and taking at least 240 people hostage in Gaza.
The group of Nepali farming students had arrived in Israel only three weeks earlier as part of an academic program to care for orange and lemon orchards, according to Ynet.
The students had experienced rockets in the weeks since but realized this was a different kind of attack. Even so, they were calm at first, taking selfies in the safe room that they even uploaded to Facebook with the caption, “Bunker Time.”
When the terrorists entered the shelter, they shot and killed two of the students. They then threw two grenades into the space. Joshi threw one of the grenades away, but the other exploded, injuring several people in the room.
At that point, some of the Thai workers and Nepali students fled to other hiding places, while Joshi and several others tried to rescue those who were wounded.
He also sent several messages to his cousin in English, writing, “If something happens to me you have to take care of my family. Be strong and always see the future.”
Another terrorist then ordered Joshi and three Thai workers to walk out the door. One Nepali who was hiding heard one of the Thai workers saying, “Thailand, Thailand.”
They also heard the terrorist shouting, “Run, run.”
It was the last time that anyone saw Bipin alive.
As of November 11, the Nepali government still hadn’t confirmed whether Bipin is alive. The Joshi family has received confirmation from Israeli intelligence that Bipin’s phone was located in Gaza.
