Emptiness here for days Like a dark cloud Friend, where are you? It was difficult to cut the long days..'

That evening in Israel's Alumim Kibbutz. Where 23-year-old Bipin Joshi from Kanchanpur along with his two friends Dhan Bahadur Chaudhary and Himanchal Kattel from Gorkha was making the rhythm of this song. Sweating in the scorching heat of Israel, Joshi was singing in the memory of his relatives and friends in the evening when he returned to his residence.

স্র্যান নাত্ল্ল মান সাতে স্র্য বর্রার..'

The video of this song sung by Bipin along with Chaudhary is safe. "This song, which we sang as a reminder of our friends, has come to match Bipin's real life," he said. Vipin has been under the control of the Palestinian militant group Hamas for 736 days on Saturday. But he still has no idea. Where did he end up? Where is it?,' Chaudhary said, 'I am anxiously waiting to see Bipin released in the same way as he was taken by Hamas before my eyes.' Chowdhury remembered, 'We were 17 Nepalis together in Alumim. We used to farm together with the Israelis. Chickens were raised there. It was vegetables. He said that there was a shooting outside that day. Two friends came out saying we are Nepali, we are Nepali. Both of them were shot at," Chaudhary says, "15 of us were hiding in a corner of the bunker, the door of the bunker was open. Within a minute or two, Hamas threw two grenades inside the bunker. One was picked up by Vipin and thrown out. The other burst inside.'

He says that he did not feel anything for three minutes. The eyes were not visible. My legs were numb. The leg was bleeding. No one had two legs. After some time, Thai citizens including Bipin were taken away by Hamas," he recalled.

10 Nepalese students died in that incident. 5 people were seriously injured. One was safe. Chowdhury says, "Friend Vipin, you are where we are. get it right More videos like this should be made. We will come back. We are all trying to save you. We will fight for you until the end.'

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With the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in Egypt, hopes have increased for the release of people including Bipin, who are hostages of Hamas. Under the first phase of the agreed US peace plan, 48 people held by Hamas must be released by 12 noon local time on Monday.

It is agreed to release the hostages 72 hours after the ceasefire is announced. Israel's cabinet announced a ceasefire at 12:00 local time on Friday, as agreed upon in talks mediated by the US, Egypt and Qatar.

According to Israel, out of 251 people under the control of Hamas, 48 ​​hostages, including Bipin, have yet to be brought. It is estimated that 20 people are alive. Israel has information that 26 people have died and the condition of two Bipin Joshi and Tamir Nimrodi is unknown. Tamir is an Israeli Army Education Officer. He was abducted while he was working at Arez Crossing. His mother, Herut, last saw him in a video of the abduction posted on social media. Since then, she has not received any information about her son's condition.

Hamas is asking for more time saying that it cannot be handed over to everyone within 72 hours. Efrat, a member of the international communications team coordinating with the hostage families and the Israeli government, told Kantipur that the official list of the living and dead to be handed over by Hasas had not been sent by Saturday afternoon. "We have no information related to Bipin. Talks have also been held with the hostages who were freed from the kidnapping. Even they have not seen and met Bipin, said Efrat. 

Bipin's family has been saying that they are very optimistic. Bipin's family has not received any information other than the video captured by Hamas in November 2023. The video they received a year ago was released last Wednesday night in Israel. They called that video "proof of life" and released it a day before the agreement. 

'Me, father and mother sat together and watched this video. Dai was not injured. After watching the video, none of us could stop ourselves," Bipin's 17-year-old sister Pushpa said while releasing the video on Wednesday night, "This is a sign that my brother is alive. After seeing this, we are optimistic. And, we are making great efforts to free the brother from the hostages. Now sister Pushpa and mother Padma are in America to draw the attention of international bodies for Vipin's release. 

This is Bipin's second video after being held hostage by Hamas. Earlier, a video of Bipin being taken hostage by Hamas into a hospital was released on October 7. According to the family, the day has begun to meet Bipin. The announcement that the hostages would be released after the armistice caused more joy, anxiety and anticipation in the family.

'We wanted a ceasefire. Peace was needed. That happened. Now this has increased the hope that we will be able to meet Vipin safely," Mahanand, Vipin's father, told Kantipur, "We are very hopeful. We waited too long. Now the distance between us is getting shorter.' 

The Nepalese working in Israel were also very happy with the announcement of the ceasefire. About 5,000 Nepalis are employed in Israel's agriculture and caregiver sectors. Srikrishna Bhandari, President of Non-Resident Nepali Association of Israel, said that two years have passed very hard. "Wednesday was like a festive day for us all day. Everyone's face is happy here. "Thousands of people gathered in Tel Aviv's Hostage Square to celebrate," he said. Otherwise there was constant worry. Now we are waiting for another good news, which is Vipin's safe release.' According to the agreement published by the Israeli media, the bodies of the dead and alive hostages must also be returned within the same 72 hours. This period will end on Monday at 12 noon. In exchange for this, 250 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences in Israeli prisons and 1700 prisoners from Gaza will have to be released. 

24 hours after the ceasefire came into force, Hamas has not released the names of the 20 people believed to be alive. On the other hand, the names of the prisoners released by the Ministry of Justice of Israel on Friday do not include the well-known leaders of Hamas, Marwan Barghouti and Ahmed Sadat. which Hamas demanded to be released. It has been seen that the schedule of the exchange of hostages will be affected after a high profile leader with this name is not found. 

The Israeli prison administration has already moved forward with the process of releasing the prisoners on the list. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is preparing for the release of hostages and prisoners. Earlier also ICRC coordinated and facilitated. The hostages were taken from Hamas and handed over to Israel. They were then taken by helicopter to an Israeli hospital. where they were examined and reunited with their families.

After the cease-fire, the Israeli army has set up reception centers on the Gaza border. Where doctors, social workers and other experts will be present. "We give vitamins, some food and drink in the first step, and reunification with the family," said Colonel Dr. AV Banov told the BBC. The army will hold a small ceremony in honor of the dead hostage. It will then be taken for forensic examination.

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In the two years since the start of the war, at least 67,211 people have been killed in Gaza by Israeli attacks, according to the international media. More than 169,000 were injured. Tens of thousands of Palestinians displaced from Gaza City and northern Gaza have started returning to their destroyed homes after the ceasefire came into force. Since the first day after the cease-fire, hundreds of families with children, women and the elderly have been returning to Gaza City carrying tents and cots in cars, donkey carts.

Gaza's main road Al-Rashid, from which the locals used to travel north-south continuously last month, now once again the same scene of human sea is seen on this road. "Once again displaced citizens are returning using this route," Al Jazeera correspondent Hani Mahmoud said. Locals have started living by pitching tents on the ruins of destroyed houses. 

According to Al Jazeera, the houses of most of the citizens returning to Gaza City have been damaged. There is an immediate lack of temporary shelter, water, medicine and safe housing in Gaza. "Although this return wave is historic, concrete measures are also needed to resolve the humanitarian crisis in Gaza," Al Jazeera correspondent Tarek Abu Ajjum said.

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According to a senior US official, 200 multinational troops will be deployed under the leadership of the US military to monitor and ensure compliance with the ceasefire. The army is expected to include soldiers from Egypt, Qatar, Turkey and the UAE. It is said that American forces will not enter the land of Gaza. 

So far, 53 percent of the territory of Gaza is under the control of the Israeli army. The US peace plan states that Israeli forces will leave Gaza after the hostages are freed. According to the map released by the White House last week, this is the first stage of the three-stage withdrawal process of the Israeli forces. Israel's control will be limited to 40 percent in the second phase and 15 percent in the final phase. The final phase is called a 'security perimeter', which will remain in place 'until the threat of terror is completely removed from the Gaza Strip again.'

On Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that the war would resume if Hamas did not lay down its arms. "Hamas will be disarmed, Gaza will be demilitarized." If this is possible in an easy way, better. If not, it will be done by using force," the video released by the Israeli Prime Minister's Office states.