Kathmandu, Oct. 14 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said Nepali youth Bipin Joshi was murdered in captivity during the first months of the Gaza war that began in October 2023.

"Bipin was abducted at the age of 23 from a shelter in Kibbutz Alumim by Hamas. It is assessed that he was murdered in captivity during the first months of the war," the IDF, the national military of Israel said in a statement posted on X on Tuesday. "Final conclusions will be determined after the completion of the examination of the circumstances of death by the National Center of Forensic Medicine."

IDF representatives informed the families of Guy Iluz, Bipin Joshi, and two additional deceased hostages, whose names have not yet been cleared for publication...