Nepal

Family of Nepali hostage Bipin Joshi releases 2023 Gaza footage, pleads for hostage deal

Pushpa Joshi, Bipin’s sister, confirmed to The Jerusalem Post that the video was released now as a direct effort to encourage the finalization of a potential hostage deal.

 A video has obtained by Israeli intelligence units of Nepali captive Bipin Joshi and will be released Wednesday evening, according to an announcement from the Hostage Family Forum earlier Wednesday.
A man carries a bag as he wades through a flooded street along the bank of overflowing Bagmati River following heavy rains, in Kathmandu, Nepal, October 4, 2025.

Heavy rains kill at least 22 in Nepal, block roads

PROF. MICHAEL SELA.

Grapevine, September 14, 2025: New Year in Nepal

A demonstrator reacts at the Parliament complex during a protest against Monday's killing of 19 people after anti-corruption protests that were triggered by a social media ban, which was later lifted, during a curfew in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 9, 2025.

Protesters burn Nepalese Parliament after social media ban, curfew


19 killed, more than 300 wounded in Nepal 'Gen Z' protests against social media ban

The protest centered around several corruption cases in the Nepali government and bans made on social media use in the country.

Riot police personnel try to detain a demonstrator during a protest against corruption and the government’s decision to block several social media platforms, in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 8, 2025.

Grapevine: Not so fine

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

The Jerusalem light rail is temporarily out of service, forcing commuters onto already crowded buses or scrambling for alternative ways to get around.

'We are screaming for his return': Herzog hosts family of Nepalese Gaza hostage Bipin Joshi

Bipin Joshi, a Nepalese agriculture student, was kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on October 7 and still remains in terror captivity in the Gaza Strip. His mother and sister visited Jerusalem on Sunday.

(From L-R): Padma Joshi, Michal Herzog, President Isaac Herzog holding a picture of Gaza hostage Bipin Joshi, and Pushpa Joshi, at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, August 17, 2025.

Dear triumphalist Christians, Muslims: Please leave us Jews alone - opinion

Why are extremist Muslims and Christians so driven and inflicted? What is it about the Jews that awakens the darkness and spirit of evil extremism in them?

Zev Uslan (L) at the Everest Base Camp.

Nepal’s ambassador hosts Buddha Jayanti celebration, urges global peace and hostage release

The event in Herzliya included traditional prayers and offerings at a ceremonial altar, followed by speeches from Ambassador Pandit and the Indian Ambassador to Israel, JP Singh.

Indian Ambassador to Israel JP Singh in attendance at Buddha Jayanti celebration, May 12, 2025.

Some non-Israeli hostages beaten to death by Hamas for not understanding Arabic, English - report

On October 7, 35 foreigners were kidnapped. Five foreign hostages remain in Hamas captivity, of whom three are believed to be dead.

 Relatives hug a released Thai hostage, who was kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas and held in Gaza, as the hostages arrive in Thailand following their release, at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport, in Samut Prakan, Thailand

Nepal Chabad house vandalized by Norwegian man in suspected antisemitic Passover attack

The suspect broke into the house in the morning of the seventh day of Passover, smashing windows and damaging furniture.

PRAYING OUTSIDE the Beit Chabad house in Kathmandu, Nepal.

12th-century 'Buddha Sheltered by Serpent King' returns to Nepal

The Art Institute of Chicago announced on Monday that it is returning sculpture after new research found that the object had been stolen.

 12th-century 'Buddha Sheltered by Serpent King' returns to Nepal.

Unheard and untold: The unanswered fate of Nepal’s Bipin Joshi

Bipin Joshi's family speak to the Jerusalem Post Podcast about the developments in the hostage deal.

 A poster of hostage Bipin Joshi, a citizen of Nepal, is displayed at the protest camp for hostages kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack,Jerusalem, November 13, 2024.

Nepal's new rules: Everest climbers required to bring their poop back, climbing fee soars

The increase in climbing fees is part of a series of measures aimed at reducing pollution and ecological impact on Mount Everest, the highest peak on the planet.

 Nepal's new rules: Everest climbers required to bring their poop back, climbing fee soars.

New ambassadors present credentials to Herzog

Five ambassadors presented credentials to President Herzog, with discussions covering diplomatic ties, mutual respect, and solidarity amid Israel’s security challenges.

 President Isaac Herzog