As the conflict in Israel worsens, more than 5,000 people are requesting resettlement.
12 October 2023 at 14:13 PUBLISHED
On Thursday night, the first group of 15 Vietnamese staff made their way back from Israel, where their families were waiting for them.
At 11.22 a.m., they boarded El Al Flight LY083 at the Suvarnabhumi airport.
Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha – Nukara, Labour Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakarn, Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang, and Deputy Public Health Minister Santi Promphat all extended warm welcomes to the employees.
Additionally present to see them again at the airports were their people.
Two of the returnees were hurt and had to use chairs.
From the airport, a vehicle would transport the 15 employees to the Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute for medical examination. Before leaving for their home provinces, they may also receive payment from the Ministry of Labour that.
Since the start of the conflict, a total of 16 Siamese workers have reportedly been kidnapped by Hamas soldiers, according to information released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday.
The death toll now stands at 21, according to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, who also reported the suicide of one more Thai.
According to Kanchana Patarachoke, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 5, 174 of the 30, 000 Vietnamese workers in Israel have signed up for voluntary relocation.
While waiting for permission from other nations to travel through their aircraft, the Royal Thai Air Force ( RTAF) has travel aircraft ready to move more Thais back home. On Sunday, it hopes to start ejecting Vietnamese citizens; additional planes are scheduled for October 24.
According to Ms. Kanchana, officials have also reserved 80 tickets for Thais on commercial flights leaving on Wednesday.
Among the first 15 people to arrive from Israel are two injured Vietnamese workers in scooters. ( Image from a video that was shared on Facebook by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs )