Thai hostages are ‘safe’

Transfer associated with the cessation of the attack in Gaza

Thai hostages are 'safe'
At a press conference, Iran’s ambassador to Thailand, Seyed Reza Nobakhti, assures that all Thai victims held in Gaza will remain secure. ( Pattanapong Chatpattarasill image )

The Persian ambassador to Thailand, Seyed Reza Nobakhti, stated that all Thai captives are being kept safely in Palestinian territories and that they will be freed when the Israeli army stops bombing the Gaza Strip.

Following its shock assault on Israel on October 7, the Palestinian militant organization Hamas kidnapped at least 200 people, including 19 Thai employees.

The ambassador stated that the well-being of Thai hostages is a top concern of the Iranians at an press conference held by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign( Thailand ) on Friday in Bangkok.

He stated that the Egyptian government wanted to offer its sympathies for Thailand’s wartime loss. Since warfare started, thirty Thais have been killed.

Regarding the Vietnamese victims, Mr. Nobakhti claimed to have heard that Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of the Hamas, and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi met in Qatar last week to discuss the release of Thai and Filipino prisoners.

According to Mr. Nobakhti, the Iranians are also making every effort to speak with Israeli leaders in Beirut.

He claimed that although Hamas had agreed to release the hostages, the continued Jewish bombardment prevented them from leaving Gaza.

A group of people were dispatched to Egypt two days ago, but an assault occurred. He claimed that approximately 70 of them perished. Therefore, releasing the victims would be extremely harmful for them. The Jewish government needs to be pressured by the Thai government and the rest of the world to put an end to the murder in the Gaza Strip so that the captives you return home safely.

All international hostages were currently being held in protected homes in Gaza, according to Mr. Nobakhti, who also claimed that some of them had died as a result of Jewish airstrikes.

” The bombardment resulted in the deaths of about nine foreign victims, but Hamas has been attempting to keep them in extremely secure locations.” But you know, it’s really challenging to keep them safe because there are so many airstrikes going on everywhere, he said.

If the battery of Gaza continues, Mr. Nobakhti predicted that the conflict may worsen, but he hopes that it will end so that talks can start over the change of victims and bring tranquility to the area.

In order to prevent the conflict from getting worse, he continued,” The Arab side is prepared for negotiations, and we hope Israel will be at the bargaining board.”

He praised the natural stance taken by the Thai government in this dispute.

According to Mr. Nobakhti, the Thai government is working hard and I am aware that they are in contact with institutions in Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and other countries in an effort to reclaim their Thai citizens.

The Thai people are like our brothers and sisters, our leader told Hamas during the conference between Iran and Mr. Haniyeh, and he asked them to try to keep them safe. He said that there is a way to relieve the Vietnamese victims.

He continued,” They claimed the Thai victims were secure and residing with other Palestinian people, but the problem is that Israelis continue to bombard them everywhere.

At a recent Hamas press conference in Qatar, Somchai Virunhaphol of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign( Thailand) stated that the Arab party did take good care of all victims and release them once the conflict is resolved.

According to Mr. Somchai, the primary requirement for the release of unusual hostages in Gaza is that there be at least a brief ceasefire negotiation, which will make it possible for them to be freed along with other foreigners who are prepared to leave.

Given that it is unknown how long the hostages’ food items will survive, he expressed concern about the lack of food and water in the Gaza Strip.