The removal efforts of the nation are ongoing
According to Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Jakkapong Sangmanee, the number of Thais killed in the Hamas assault on Israel has increased to 18, and on 3, 000 of them want to gain back.
He stated that until Israeli forces have completely secured the conflict-affected places, the physiques of those killed must be returned to Thailand. The body of the patients are not accessible until then.
According to Mr. Jakkapong, Thai employees are still being ejected from dangerous places in Israel.
There are about 5,000 Vietnamese workers in the fight region and around 30 000 in Israel. Thus far, on 3, 000 people have expressed a desire to go back home. According to Mr. Jakkapong, the second party was anticipated to return the following day.
Around 100 Thais, according to the deputy foreign affairs minister, had made it clear they did not want to return home right away.
Defense aircraft were not permitted to land in Israel because fighting is close to the airports, according to Mr. Jakkapong, so the repatriation process would immediately rely on commercial and chartered flights.
Mr. Srettha had been closely monitoring the situation in Israel, according to government official Chai Wacharonke, who also gave the necessary authorities instructions to get ready to help Thai citizens it. According to the official, focus has been placed on evacuating Thai workers who have been most severely affected by the fighting after the Thai consulate in Tel Aviv reported on the status of the removal of Thais.
According to Mr. Chai,” the government is attempting to mobilize all resources and personnel to contact and support every Thai employee in Israel and beg Jewish authorities to aid in the removal.”
Israeli authorities have prioritized efforts to remove people who are stranded in dangerous areas in the operation to walk dead body out of the conflict zones.
He added that it will take some time to identify lifeless bodies because the majority of Israeli security and disaster personnel have been sent to fight areas.
A press conference on the condition in Israel was hosted by Kanchana Patarachoke, director-general of the Department of Information at the Foreign Affairs Ministry. The Thai embassy to Israel, Pannabha Chandraramya, who provided updates and information on the preparations to leave Thai citizens, joined her on video.
The Israeli army has retaken control of the area that Hamas attacked, and they and relevant organizations have evacuated thousands of citizens, including Thai citizens from at-risk areas near the Gaza Strip to protected areas, according to the Thai consulate in Israel.
According to Ms. Pannabha, Israeli authorities are using visual recognition systems to search for people who have been reported missing. She claimed that they are carefully coordinating with the Thai ambassador.
According to her, 18 Thais had passed away as of yesterday, citing illegal reports from companies and pending formal confirmation from Israeli government. She claimed that eleven Thai citizens had been kidnapped and that nine Thai people had also been hurt.
According to her, El Al Airlines has also made arrangements for the first relocation of 15 Thai citizens. They include injured Thai immigrants who have been relocated to protected areas and are healthy enough to go.
Monday, they are expected to arrive at the airport in Suvarnabhumi. According to Ms. Pannabha, the second relocation of 80 Thai citizens is scheduled for future Wednesday.
According to Ms. Kanchana, Thai ambassadors in Israel’s neighboring nations have gotten in touch with the international affairs ministries there to talk about other evacuation routes for Thai citizens and any other assistance they might need.
Thailand is using every political and other means at its disposal to express its fears and ask for help for those being held in relation to those who have been kidnapped, according to Ms. Kanchana.
She claimed that Jewish Foreign Affairs Minister Eli Cohen called Parnpree Bahiddha – Nukara, the deputy prime minister and foreign affairs minister, to express his condolences to Thai citizens who had been affected by the fight and to reassure them that the Israeli government would do everything in its power to protect them.
The Labour Ministry will cover the cost of returning Vietnamese employees to their homes, according to Labour Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn.