The Israeli ambassador to Thailand has assured Thailand that the Israeli government is doing everything it can to help Thai workers being detained by the Hamas militants as Israel continues to bombard areas in the Gaza Strip.

 

Speaking to Thai PBS in an interview on Monday, Ambassador Orna Sagiv also said Israel authorities are also doing their best to provide medical treatment to Thai and other nationalities wounded in the fighting which began on Saturday morning with waves of attacks in multiple locations in Israel by the Hamas.

 

The Thai Foreign Ministry confirmed that 12 Thais were killed in the fightings while 11 others have been kidnapped.  Hamas has claimed to be holding more than 130 people hostage.

 

While admitting that Israeli authorities don’t have immediate information as to the fate the hostages, she said they will do their utmost to secure their release.

 

“What I can say is that we treat all the foreigners who got hurt or being kept by Hamas like we treat the Israelis,” she said.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2023-10-10

 

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1 hour ago, webfact said:

The Israeli ambassador to Thailand has assured Thailand that the Israeli government is doing everything it can to help Thai workers being detained by the Hamas militants as Israel continues to bombard areas in the Gaza Strip.

Ok, they are helping by bombing. Great! If Hamas do not kill them, maybe the Israelis will.

1 hour ago, Gottfrid said:

Ok, they are helping by bombing. Great! If Hamas do not kill them, maybe the Israelis will.

When you give in to hostage takers you encourage more terrorists to take hostages. 

Everyone knows how this goes: you have to hope for the best and expect the worst. They are all dead men (and women and children) walking until proven otherwise. Besides a strong smattering of Buddhism I am not "religious", but if I were I would be praying that I will live to see the end of Hamas as an organization of any kind.

1 hour ago, anterian said:

When you give in to hostage takers you encourage more terrorists to take hostages. 

When did I say you should give in to hostage takers?

2 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

Ok, they are helping by bombing. Great! If Hamas do not kill them, maybe the Israelis will.

That's what happens in a war zone... free choice to be there or not.

Hamas is a very bad terrorist organization