BANGKOK – Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Friday confirmed the deaths of two Thais taken hostage in the October 7 attack on Israel, and whose bodies were being held by Hamas.
The Israeli army said late Thursday that it had informed the families of the deaths of the two men, who were identified as 'kidnapped Thai citizens' and earlier believed to be alive in the Gaza Strip .There are now six Thai hostages being held in Gaza , according to an AFP tally based on Israeli figures. Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin. AFP FILE PHOTO'I am deeply saddened to learn that the two Thai hostages in Gaza , namely Mr. Sonthaya Oakkharasri and Mr.
'The Israeli army said Thursday that the two Thais had worked in agriculture in plantations near Beeri kibbutz, one of the communities hardest hit in the October 7 attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas on southern Israel.Their bodies are being held by Hamas, Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari said.Thailand has about 30,000 citizens in Israel, most of whom work in the agricultural sector, where they earn significantly higher salaries as farm laborers than they would at home.
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