Israeli President Isaac Herzog met on Sunday with the family of Nepalese student Bipin Joshi, who was studying agriculture in Israel when he was abducted by Hamas terrorists during the terrorist group’s Oct. 7, 2023 attack on southern Israel.

The highly emotional meeting at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem with Joshi’s mother Padma and sister Pushpa, who had flown in to Israel for the first time, came after Israeli officials have cited “grave concerns” for Joshi’s life amid months of on-again off-again negotiations for the hostages’ release.

“Bipin came from Nepal to study agriculture so that he could go back to Nepal and do good in his own country, and develop a life for himself and for his family,” said Herzog, holding a picture of the Nepalese student. “We are screaming and calling to the international community, listen to the voice of Bipin.”