Popular Post webfact Posted October 11, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 11, 2023 The Times of Israel reported today, October 11, that Israeli forces successfully rescued 30 people from the southern kibbutz of Ein Hashlosha, very close to Gaza. The group includes 16 Israelis and 14 Thais. The group of 30 had been missing for three days during the ongoing conflict until the authorities received a report about them at around 9pm last night. Officers rushed to rescue the group and reported that they were safe and well. A 25 year old Thai man named Tew contacted Channel 3 for help after he and more than 100 Thai people could not contact the Royal Thai Embassy or Israeli authorities. Tew said his employer had left them there and told them to wait. They were only 2 kilometres from the Gaza border and could not wait any longer. Tew said he and others packed their bags and prepared to move to a safer place. They urged the media to tell their story to both Thai and Israeli officials to accompany them to safety. Tew added that he had to return to Thailand, although he was worried about travel costs and unemployment. He hoped the Thai government would help the Thais in Israel to overcome these problems. by Petch Petpailin Photo by Israel Defense Forces via The Times of Israel. Full story: The Thaiger 2023-10-11 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 11, 2023 Author Share Posted October 11, 2023 14 Thais missing in Gaza found and rescued by Israeli forces Israeli army Merkava tanks are positioned near the border with Gaza in southern Israel on October 10, 2023. / AFP Fourteen Thais, who were earlier reported missing following the Hamas attacks in Gaza last Saturday, have been located and rescued by Israeli defence forces. According to The Times of Israel, the Israeli forces found the 14 Thai nationals and 16 Israelis near the Gaza border and all of them are now safe. No other details, including their identities, are available at this stage. Israeli authorities believe that as many as 150 people have been kidnapped by Hamas militants since last Saturday. 18 Thai nationals are believed to have been killed. Full story: Thai PBS 2023-10-11 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ignore it Posted October 11, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 11, 2023 Great, But finding is a bit different than rescued. 5 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiFelix Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 4 hours ago, ignore it said: Great, But finding is a bit different than rescued. Exactly, this is a terribly biased report which spells very poor journalism. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogmatix Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 Great they were rescued but I thought they had been extracted from Gaza. That means Hamas still has all the hostages, if they haven't killed any of them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Dogmatix said: That means Hamas still has all the hostages, if they haven't killed any of them. I heard they already killed some of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiFelix Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Dogmatix said: Great they were rescued but I thought they had been extracted from Gaza. That means Hamas still has all the hostages, if they haven't killed any of them. No? Did you read the article? They were not rescued they were found. They were not kidnapped they were stranded by their boss when the war broke out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiFelix Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 5 minutes ago, StayinThailand2much said: I heard they already killed some of them. source? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 11 minutes ago, ThaiFelix said: source? News on Youtube. Will add a link here if I see an article. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaccha Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 What troubles me is the guy said he couldn't get through to the Thai Embassy. Do they have an answerphone on or did they decide not to bother answering calls... 'we can't come to the phone right now. I hope you're having a lovely time in Israel. Please get back in touch after the weekend.' Beep. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novacova Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 3 hours ago, ThaiFelix said: Exactly, this is a terribly biased report which spells very poor journalism. 8 hours ago, webfact said: No other details, including their identities, are available at this stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fallup88 Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 16 minutes ago, Gaccha said: What troubles me is the guy said he couldn't get through to the Thai Embassy. Do they have an answerphone on or did they decide not to bother answering calls... 'we can't come to the phone right now. I hope you're having a lovely time in Israel. Please get back in touch after the weekend.' Beep. Thai embassy in many countries are always on holiday and calls go direct to voice recordings. My wife tried calling one in Seoul before and couldn’t reach anyone when she wanted to ask some questions. She had to resort to email and it took couple of days for them to reply also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morch Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 5 minutes ago, fallup88 said: Thai embassy in many countries are always on holiday and calls go direct to voice recordings. My wife tried calling one in Seoul before and couldn’t reach anyone when she wanted to ask some questions. She had to resort to email and it took couple of days for them to reply also. Well, it was also the end of (Jewish) holiday season in Israel (at least partly accounting for the date of the attack). In my experience, quite common for diplomatic staff anywhere to have 'double vacations' - as in both the host country dates, as well as their home country's holidays. Weekends and such would have a skeleton crew at best, regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinalblue1958 Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 They were missing but not kidnapped… there might be others who are hiding vs actually kidnapped the goal is to actually verify who has been kidnapped… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nausea Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 These guys were missing, not hostages. It's a total clusterf***k situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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