One Nepali student taken hostage by Hamas: Foreign Minister Saud

Kathmandu: A Nepali student who went missing after a farm in Israel was attacked by Hamas has been taken hostage by the Palestine militant group and efforts are on to find him with the help of international organisations, the Nepal government said on Sunday.

Hamas carried out a barrage of air strikes in Southern Israel on Saturday last which killed 10

Nepali students.

Six students were rescued and one went missing. The 17 Nepalese students were working as interns on the farm under the ‘Learn and Earn’ scheme.

Bipin Joshi, who saved the lives of other Nepalese students when Hamas launched a grenade attack on them, has been abducted by the militant group, Foreign

Minister N P Saud told a select group of international media representatives at his residence here.

“Joshi has been taken hostage by Hamas. Based on information from his colleagues, Hamas took Joshi as a hostage and a group of Thai nationals.

The Nepal government has requested international organisations and diplomatic missions to assist in locating Joshi,” he said.