BANGKOK: Six Thai hostages kidnapped and held for weeks in the Gaza Strip by Hamas will arrive back in the kingdom on Monday (Dec 4), officials said.
Tens of thousands of Thais were working in Israel, mostly in the agricultural sector, when Palestinian militants poured over the border on Oct 7, killing 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping roughly 240, according to Israeli authorities.
At least 32 Thais were abducted by Hamas, with Bangkok’s foreign ministry and Thai Muslim groups working to negotiate their release.
On Monday, at around 2pm (3pm, Singapore time), six are expected to land at the capital’s Suvarnabhumi airport following weeks in captivity.
Since their release, the group have been recuperating at a hospital in Israel as authorities made preparations to fly them home.
Source: CNA
