The BBC names a Tanzanian student still missing in Israel weeks after Hamas attacked civilians.
By Alfred Lasteck & Natasha BootyThe father of a 21-year-old Tanzanian, who has been missing since Hamas militants attacked the kibbutz he was living on in Israel, has told the BBC of his anguish, naming his son publicly for the first time.
He and his wife hope Joshua's studies in Israel will eventually boost the modest incomes they make from teaching and growing crops. "So instead I contacted the Tanzanian foreign ministry and I even contacted Tanzania's ambassador in Tel Aviv.Neither Tanzania nor Israel have confirmed the identities of two Tanzanians students who are known to be missing.
"We are working in support of the Israel authorities to find out where the two missing students are," says Tanzania's ambassador in Tel Aviv, Alex Kallua. "We can't tell if they are held hostage or even otherwise because we are looking for the correct information."Some 350 Tanzanians live in Israel, 70% of whom are students mostly pursuing agricultural-related studies, according to Tanzanian officials.
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