A Thai national working in the Gaza Strip told Thai PBS by phone today (Sunday) that there are 36 of them sheltering in a bunker at their work place, living on instant noodles and water from the bathroom, as the water main has been damaged.

 

Udomporn Jampahom said that one of them, Chatri Chasri, a native of Nakhon Phanom province, was shot in the leg while others, including himself, fell flat on the floor when gunfire broke out following rocket bombardment.

 

He said his compatriots administered first-aid to Chatri and waited for help from medics, who were yet to arrive because ambulances cannot reach the area in which they had taken shelter.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2023-10-09

 

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 living on instant noodles and water from the bathroom

Just like most Thais when they're abroad. Did any of them consider the risks of working in Israel before they moved there?

 

Edited October 9, 20232 yr by RandolphGB

C'mon Srettha, you said the Thai Air Force would get them out. Deliver on your promise.

16 minutes ago, RandolphGB said:

Just like most Thais when they're abroad. Did any of them consider the risks of working in Israel before they moved there?

 

Possibly as much as any foreigners who live and work there, even the regular population of citizens. I wonder if Hamas has considered the impact this will have on ordinary Gaza citizens, which may affect them for years to come.

5 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

I wonder if Hamas has considered the impact this will have on ordinary Gaza citizens, which may affect them for years to come.

Hamas doesn’t care about Gaza citizens, their only intent is to kill as many Israelites as possible 

Ya think ????

as the Thais say ....   mai pen rai '      just bunker down and dodge the bullets.  

3 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Possibly as much as any foreigners who live and work there, even the regular population of citizens. I wonder if Hamas has considered the impact this will have on ordinary Gaza citizens, which may affect them for years to come.

I doubt there will be a Gaza after this.

The Israelis have been looking to take that land for years.

19 hours ago, Muhendis said:

I doubt there will be a Gaza after this.

The Israelis have been looking to take that land for years.

Possibly true.... but a large population to deal with. 

21 hours ago, Muhendis said:

I doubt there will be a Gaza after this.

The Israelis have been looking to take that land for years.

No, they haven't.

Israel withdrew from the Gaza Strip.

Up until yesterday talk even talk about temporarily conquering it again (which surfaced on previous fighting rounds) was widely considered lunacy.

On 10/10/2023 at 6:59 AM, jacko45k said:

Possibly true.... but a large population to deal with. 

There won't be many left once IDF has hadctheir evil way.

1 hour ago, Letseng said:

There won't be many left once IDF has hadctheir evil way.

If Israel wanted to kill most or all of the people in the Gaza Strip, it would have no trouble doing so. To date, this did not happen. And even now, measured on a ratio of casualties per day, the recent Hamas attack comes way on top.

 

Israel is not intent on killing Palestinian civilians. If so, there would be no evacuation order, and no reprieve.

7 hours ago, Letseng said:

There won't be many left once IDF has hadctheir evil way.

It;s an awful awful situation. I cannot grasp the mentality of Hammas, as this reaction by Israel was very obvious. They threw their own supporters under the bus!

On 10/9/2023 at 11:47 AM, Muhendis said:

I doubt there will be a Gaza after this.

The Israelis have been looking to take that land for years.

Lies.

They conquered it from Egypt in 1967 in the 6 days war, wanted to return it (with the conquered Sinai peninsula) to Egypt in 1979, but Egypt refused to take it back.

They withdrew completely from Gaza in 2005. They blocked Gaza with the Gaza–Israel security barrier (which sadly didn't help them at all on October 7th).

They want absolutely nothing to do with Gaza.