BANGKOK: As over 1, 000 Thai migrant workers caught in the conflict look to return home, a deputy foreign minister said on Monday( Oct 9 ), Thailand is working with Jordan, Egypt, and Malaysia to secure the release of its citizens taken hostage during unrest in Israel.
According to Thailand’s state, a few Thai nationals were killed, nine were injured, and 11 more were taken hostage when Hamas militants stormed across the border from Gaza, killing at least 700 Israelis. Numerous individuals have been kidnapped.
Jakkapong Sangmanee stated at a press conference that” we are working with nations that have ties to the nation that has kidnapped our citizens to negotiate for their transfer.”
Without going into detail, Jakkapong stated that the negotiations to secure the release of the Thai victims were” very beneficial.”
According to him, about 1,400 Thais have signed up to be evacuated, and the injured will be the first team to return back.
One of the largest immigrant employee groups in Israel, where battle between Israeli soldiers and Hamas gunmen is still going on in many locations, is made up of about 30, 000 Vietnamese nationals.
After Jewish airstrikes in retaliation hit cover stones, tunnels, a shrine, and the homes of Hamas officials, more than 400 people have died in Gaza.
According to federal officials, Thailand’s air force has two plane on standby for evacuation flights, as well as medical personnel, and the nation may also be pressed into service.