Pushpa Joshi, sister of kidnapped Nepali Bippin Joshi, said in an interview with ynet studio that "my family and I are going through difficult days." She explained that she "gets updates through the internet" and noted "I was shocked when I heard the news of his kidnapping and didn't know how to tell my family. Nepal's ambassador to Israel told us the bad news, but no Israeli official has spoken with us." Joshi shared that her brother came to the country to study and pleaded: "Don't forget him."