Kathmandu, Oct. 19 -- Tributes were paid in Israel on Sunday to Bipin Joshi, the Nepali student abducted and killed by Hamas, before his body was flown to Nepal for final rites.

This has put an end to nearly two years of uncertainty and grief for his family and the Nepali public.

A farewell ceremony was held at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, where Israeli officials, Nepali diplomats, and members of the Nepali community paid their last respects. The ceremony, organized jointly by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Nepali Embassy, marked the final step before Joshi's remains were sent home.

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