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'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

רותם יעיש ז"ל, שנהרג בתאונת אופנוע בחו"ל

Decorated IDF soldier dies in motorcycle crash during Thailand vacation

Rotem Yaish, a Givati Brigade soldier who served for a year in Gaza and previously awarded a presidential citation for excellence, killed in motorcycle accident while vacationing with his family in Koh Samui

Meir Turgeman, Moran Azulay | 01.12.25

Israel raises travel threat level for Thailand

Thailand joins a growing list of countries where the threat level for Israelis has been increased

Lidar Grave-Lazi, ILTV | 11.26.24

Israel raises level of travel alert for Thailand

National Security Council says warning does not come amid new threats but is to highlight recommendations asking for Israelis to exercise caution since terror squads still at large

Itamar Eichner | 11.24.24

Thai police on lookout for targeted attack against Israelis at island party

The 'Full Moon' island party is an Israeli favorite, and this year is no exception, but Thai police have received specific reports about a targeted threat against Israeli tourists by an Iranian operative; National Security Council recommends avoiding the party this year and warns against visiting Chabad houses in the country

Itamar Eichner | 11.12.24

Mossad confirms concrete intel of plot to attack Israelis in Ko Pha Ngan Full Moon party

Thai police bolsters forces in island amid reports of planned attack during Full Moon party, a favorite of visiting Israelis; security council issues travel warning, calls to avoid Israeli markings and crowded gatherings throughout Thailand

Itamar Eichner | 11.12.24

תייר ישראלי רכב על אופנוע בחוף הים בתאילנד

Thai authorities fine Israeli tourist after online clip of beach bike joy ride

Thai police fine Israeli tourist 5,000 baht ($140) after video showed him riding motorcycle along Phuket beach; questioned by police, he falsely claims riding on beaches allowed in Israel—claim authorities rejected

Itamar Eichner | 11.07.24

Israelis survive flood in Thailand: 'They woke us with shouts, everything was flooded'

Hotel manager in the town of Pai wakes Israeli tourists in the middle of the night due to incoming floods; Israeli couple caught in hostilities in Ethiopia rescued by extraction team

Itamar Eichner | 09.25.24

'I grabbed it by the head, but it wouldn't release me' Thai woman trapped by python says

Snake attacks a woman in her kitchen coiling itself around her body and holding her captive for hours before a neighbor calls police and the struggle to release her begins

Associated Press | 09.19.24

Connection flights to NY, Thailand break El Al's monopoly

El Al remains the only airline operating flights to two of the most popular destinations in both the East and West, however, to find reasonably priced flights, travelers will need to make a stopover

Iris Lifshitz Klieger | 09.06.24

Tourists walk past a tractor used to clear an area after thirteen people, including a Russian couple, died in a mudslide on the Thai resort island of Phuket, Thailand, August 25, 2024

Deadly landslide in Phuket kills at least 13 people

Natural disaster affects 30,807 households in 62 districts and causes severe damage to homes and luxury villas

Ynetnews | 08.26.24

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

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