ALTOGETHER 35 Thais caught in the Israel-Hamas war returned to Thailand today (Oct. 12) while one more worker died taking the death toll to 21 and more airplanes are being arranged to bring others home, Thai News Agency and Naewna newspaper said. Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-nukara said after welcoming the returning workers
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Two more Thais die in Israel-Hamas war taking death toll to 20
THE FOREIGN Affairs Ministry said at 11 a.m. today (Oct. 11) that two more Thai workers had died in the Israel-Hamas war raising the death toll to 20 while four more have got injured adding up to 13 hurt in the fighting so far, TV Channel 7 said. Mrs. Kanchana Patarachoke, the ministry’s spokesperson, said
Read moreIsrael readies ground offensive; Biden condemns ‘sheer evil’ of Hamas attacks
By Reuters and published by Investing.com Jerusalem/Gaza/Washington – Israel vowed to escalate its response to an attack by the Palestinian militant group Hamas with a ground offensive, while US President Joe Biden pledged support for Israel and issued a warning to anyone who might seek to take advantage of the situation. The Israeli military
Read more11 Thai workers stuck at Gaza border appeal for help
A GROUP of 11 Thai workers appealed for help via video conference with a reporter as they are stuck in the war zone near the Gaza border and can constantly hear gunfire and explosions from a battlefield just 10 kilometres away from their shelter, Sanook.com said today (Oct. 10). While Thais in Israel wait
Read moreSeveral airlines suspend flights after attack on Israel
By Reuters and published by Swissinfo.ch SEVERAL international air carriers have suspended or reined in flight services to or from Tel Aviv after a surprise attack by Hamas militants on Israel, saying they were waiting for safety conditions to improve. Fighters from the Islamist group killed 700 Israelis and abducted dozens in Saturday’s attacks,
Read moreFirst 15 injured Thais returning from Israel on Oct. 12
THE FIRST batch of 15 Thais injured in the Israel-Hamas conflict will be departing on a commercial flight on Wednesday Oct. 11 reaching Thailand the next day Oct. 12 while Palestinians have been contacted to release those held captive, Naewna newspaper said late afternoon today (Oct. 9). Deputy Foreign Minister Chakkraphong Saengmanee said there
Read more10 to 12 Thais may have been killed in Israel: Bhumtham
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER and acting Prime Minister Bhumtham Wechayachai said this afternoon (Oct. 8) that while two Thais have been confirmed to have died in the fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas gunmen it has been rumoured that as many as 10 to 12 Thais have been killed but this has not yet been
Read moreTwo Thais dead as Israeli forces clash with Hamas gunmen
By Reuters – published by CNA, AP and Matichon PRIME MINISTER Srettha Thavisin said upon arrival in Hong Kong at 12. 50 local time (1.50 p.m. in Thailand) that one more Thai had died in the attack on Israel by the Palestinian group Hamas, raising the death toll two with it being earlier reported
Read moreSeven dead in shooting outside East Jerusalem synagogue
By AFP and published by CNA Jerusalem – A gunman killed seven people at an east Jerusalem synagogue on Friday (Jan. 27), Israeli police said, in a dramatic escalation of violence that followed a deadly raid in the West Bank a day earlier. The shooting in the Neve Yaakov neighbourhood of Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem
Read moreIsraeli man with ammunition, magazine in suitcase held at Phuket airport
POLICE and security guards at Phuket International Airport arrested an Israeli man after 55 rifle bullets and a magazine were found in his suitcase just as he was preparing to board a plane to Bangkok, Naewna newspaper said today (Oct. 29). Phuketandamannews Facebook page said the Israeli man, Mr. Karn Chamun Farjun (name translated
Read moreIsraeli police: 2 Thais killed in strike launched from Gaza
By Associated Press, published by New Indian Express Gaza City – A strike launched from Gaza today (May 18) killed two Thai workers inside a packaging plant in southern Israel, police said, as Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers continued to trade attacks throughout the day. The Magen David Adom rescue service said it transported another
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