Seven countries grant right to airspace
According to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, Saudi Arabia may assist Thailand in securing the release of Thais taken prisoner during the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Following a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud on the sidelines of the Asean-Gulf Cooperation Council ( GCC ) Summit in Riyadh on Saturday, the PM posted the message on social media.
According to a post from Mr. Srettha,” Queen Prince Mohammed” expressed love for Thai workers who had been impacted by the battle. ” He also pledged to assist Thailand in securing the release of Thai hostages so they could safely return back.”
Additionally, according to Mr. Srettha, a number of leaders spoke at the Asean-GCC Summit about the Israel-Hamas conflict and urged the launch of hostages and talks to put an end to the conflict.
He claimed that he sat next to the Sultan of Oman and talked about the battle with him during a luncheon held for the officials.
The news that 19 Thais had been taken prisoner in Thailand shocked the king, according to Mr. Srettha.
Additionally, Mr. Srettha claimed to have spoken with Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, who expressed sympathy for Thailand’s costs and concern for the Siamese victims.
The Royal Thai Air Force, according to a cause, has given the RTAF permission to fly to Israel’s Tel Aviv to remove stranded Thais from Myanmar, India, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Israel.
According to the cause, the RTAF’s A340-500 aircraft, which was supposed to fly to Israel on Saturday, will take on 8.5 hours instead of 13 to get there.
According to Kanchana Patarachoke, a spokesperson for the Foreign Affairs Ministry, 30 Thais had been killed as of Friday, along with 16 wounded and 19 hostages.
According to Ms. Kanchana, who likewise serves as director-general of the agency’s Department of Information, there were 8, 345 Thais registering for deliberate relocation while 116 wanted to stay in Israel.
She stated that the most recent pot of 534 Thais would depart for Thailand on Saturday, and that 140 more would gain on RTAF-sent plane on Sunday. On Sunday, another 311 would also leave for home on an El Al flight.
According to her, the government may even set up two daily direct flights to travel Thais to Israel and a flight to take them to Dubai, where they will be picked up and taken back, starting on Monday.
She added that Thais who have chosen to remain in Israel have been urged to stay in protected areas and that this design is anticipated to remove more than 800 Thai people from Israel every day.
The plane that the RTAF sent to leave the 140 Thai soldiers in Israel on Saturday, according to ACM Phanphakdee Phatthanakul, was the last journey.
According to ACM Phanphakdee, the RTAF may modify its aircraft plan by sending aircraft to pick up Thais who have already been evacuated to the UAE on Wednesday, Saturday, and October 31.
When asked if the RTAF would make arrangements for any additional flights to leave Thais, he replied that it was prepared for the goal and that any remaining Thai residents of Israel would require assistance.
More than 8, 000 Thais are said to wish to return home, though some may decide to stay in Israel because their recruiters want them to do so in exchange for higher pay, according to information provided to the RTAF.
The Foreign Affairs Ministry’s attempts to remove Thais in Israel, the RTAF is prepared to support, he said.
In the meantime, according to their statement, the six-member GCC and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations( Asean) also called for the release of about 200 hostages held by Hamas militants, as well as the restoration of basic services for Palestinians.
At least 1,400 people, mostly citizens who were shot, mutilated, or burned to death, were killed when the Islamic militant group launched an extraordinary attack from the Gaza Strip into southwestern Israel on October 7, according to Jewish leaders.
Roughly 200 victims, including foreigners from about 20 different nations, from Paraguay to Tanzania, were also taken hostage by Hamas gunmen. The majority of those being held” are dead ,” according to the Israeli army, on Friday.