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Family of Thai hostage: Sudthisak said he would soon be coming home for good | Special interview from Thailand

Sudthisak Rinthalak was dedicated and beloved worker on Kibbutz Be'eri before he was murdered on October 7 and his body kidnapped to Gaza; He is one of the last two hostages being held there; 'I want my son home as soon as possible. I wait for him every day'

Lihi Gordon, Ran Ezer | 12.01.25

Israel’s war-driven labor shortage fuels rise in foreign workers across retail and food sectors

Amid severe labor shortage worsened by Gaza war, Israel is turning to thousands of foreign workers from Thailand, Sri Lanka and India to fill gaps in retail, food production and services, as the government expands quotas to sustain the economy

Nurit Kadosh/Calcalist | 10.27.25

'Be strong, wait for Daddy’: After over 600 days, Nattapong Pinta’s family’s hopes come to tragic end

Pinta, a Thai farm worker, was kidnapped alive from Kibbutz Nir Oz during Oct. 7 massacre; his wife, Narissara, and their 9-year-old son, Weerapat, waited anxiously, clinging to hope that he might still be alive

Itamar Eichner, Roni Green Shaulov | 06.07.25

'We love Israel': Freed Thai hostages return home after release from Hamas captivity

After 482 days in captivity and 10 days of rehabilitation tailored to their culture, former captives depart for their native Thailand with heartwarming send-offs

Ran Azar | 02.08.25

'I didn’t see sunlight': Freed Thai hostages recall harrowing Gaza captivity

Five Thai hostages freed after 482 days in captivity shared accounts of confinement, survival and hope; families, some traveling to Israel for emotional reunions, celebrated their release

Ran Ezer | 02.04.25

Israel grants residency to 5 Thai hostages freed from Gaza

Interior Minister Moshe Arbel tells Thai foreign minister Israel will grant residency to five Thai nationals freed from Hamas captivity after 15 months in Gaza, calling it a humanitarian gesture

Roni Green Shaulov, Roy Rubinstein | 02.02.25

Freed Thai hostages talk about Hamas captivity: 'Struggled to breathe, spoke in Arabic'

A day after arriving in Israel following more than 15 months in Hamas captivity, five Thai nationals freed from Gaza describe enduring relentless bombings and frequent hunger; 'Sometimes there was food, sometimes there wasn’t,' one of them says

Itamar Eichner | 01.31.25

Freed Thai hostages pose triumphantly with national flag at Israeli hospital

Thai military doctor arrives in Israel to assist 5 Thai nationals freed from Hamas captivity; medical staff prepares Thai-language signs, flags and private rooms; Sriaoun’s mother weeps upon hearing news

Ran Azar, Roy Rubinstein, Itamar Eichner | 01.30.25

Out of 115 hostages in Gaza, 11 of them are foreign nationals

The foreign hostages in Gaza are students and workers who came to Israel to improve their lives in their home countries; These are hostages who were kidnapped just for being in Israel on October 7

Yael Ciechanover | 08.16.24

Number of Thai workers in Israel rises past October 7 record

Back in droves: After 10,000 workers from Thailand left Israel at the start of the war, current data shows numbers steadily increasing and crossing the 35,000 mark

Itamar Eichner | 06.10.24

Thai couple abducted on October 7 get married in Thailand

Nutthawaree Munkan and Boonthom Pankhong exchange vows in a private wedding ceremony in their home country and say they wish to return to Israel, but not near the Gaza border; 'Hard to understand how the remaining hostages will survive'

Itamar Eichner | 03.31.24

בובי סוראפוט עובדים פועלים תאילנדים נחל עוז

Thai workers return to Nahal Oz: 'We worked with the Gazans, and they came to kill us'

Months after being attacked on October 7th, Bobby Sorapot and other Thai workers opt to return to Israel and are back in the fields of Nahal Oz

Nahum Barnea | 02.05.24

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