Bipin Joshi's father, Mahanand, who has been held hostage by Hamas for two years, has said that the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has opened the way for him to meet Bipin.

We didn't have the strength to wait for Bipin any longer. This ceasefire will bring peace . There is hope that Bipin will escape safely," he told Kantipur, "We are very optimistic. The distance between us is getting shorter.'

In the agreement between Israel and Hamas in Egypt, the first phase of the American peace plan states that all hostages will be released after 72 hours. After the agreement, Trump wrote on his "Truth Social" on Thursday morning, "This means that all prisoners will be released soon." Israel will withdraw its forces to the agreement line,'

According to the peace plan, it is said that the release of the hostages will begin from Monday. In return, Israel will gradually leave the territory it controls in the Gaza Strip and release Palestinian prisoners.

According to Israel, out of 251 people under the control of Hamas, 48 ​​hostages including Bipin remain . It is estimated that 20 people are alive.

Bipin's family received a video captured by Hamas a year ago. The video which was released on Wednesday night . "Me, father and mother sat together and watched this video." Dai was not injured anywhere. After watching the video, none of us could stop ourselves," Sister Pushpa said while releasing the video on Wednesday night, "This is a sign that my brother is still alive. After seeing this, we are optimistic. And, we are taking steps to release Dai from the hostage.'

This is Bipin's second video since being held hostage by Hamas. Earlier, a video of Bipin being taken hostage by Hamas to a hospital was released on October 7. Bipin has been under the control of Hamas since October 7, 2023.