Thai Workers in Israel Choose to Stay, Confident in Safety Measures
Groups of Thai workers who have chosen not to return home from Israel continue their work despite the Hamas-Israel war as they are confident in the safety measures.
Groups of Thai workers who have chosen not to return home from Israel continue their work despite the Hamas-Israel war as they are confident in the safety measures.
Three more Thai nationals have been held hostage by Hamas, raising the total number of Thais held captive to 22.
Prime Minister and Finance Minister Srettha Thavisin has urged Thai citizens in Israel to consider returning to Thailand.
Prime Minister and Finance Minister Srettha Thavisin disclosed that another Thai worker in Israel has been killed, with one more person taken into hostage.
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has received a report that another Thai national was killed in the Israel-Hamas war, bringing the total fatalities to 21.
The number of Thai nationals killed in Israel has risen to 20, said the spokesperson for the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Amid the ongoing conflict in Israel, the Thai government has reported the 11 Thai nationals held captive by Hamas fighters are still safe.
The deaths of many Thai workers during the Hamas-Israel fighting caused concerns among families of those workers in Thailand, who are still waiting with hopes for the returns of their loved ones while many families can only hope for the bodies of those killed to come home for funerals.
The first group of 15 Thai nationals will be evacuated from Israel via a commercial flight and will arrive in Thailand on Oct 12, said Deputy Foreign Minister Jakkapong Sangmanee.
The wife of a Thai worker killed in Israel is devastated after receiving heartbreaking news that her husband lost his life in a violent incident.
Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang confirms the imminent evacuation of Thai citizens from Israel.
There are 1,099 Thai people who have requested to return to their country due to the Hamas-Israel fighting.