THAI Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said today (Nov. 3) that Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had called to inform that 20 out of 23 Thais held hostage by Hamas fighters are safe while a search is underway for two to three other captives, TV Channel 7 said.

 

Srettha said Anwar had told him that 12 hostages in one group and eight others in another group were being transported to the same place.

 

Asked by reporters whether the hostages’ families could now rest assured that they are safe, Srettha replied in the affirmative while underscoring that two to three other hostages had still to be found.

 

Anwar had confirmed that they were safe and would immediately inform us if there is any progress, he added.

 

by TNR Staff

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I do not think they are!

Nobody is safe in Gaza, 

26 minutes ago, webfact said:

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had called to inform that 20 out of 23 Thais held hostage by Hamas fighters are safe

How does he know?  Has he got a hotline to Gaza?

Nonsensical reassurance. They are in the hands of a bloodthirsty terrorist group in a warzone where Israel is understandably hunting down Hamas. They remain in significant peril and the reassurance from an uninvolved party is just a convenient sop for Thai authorities not looking to do anything much

5 hours ago, mikebell said:

How does he know?  Has he got a hotline to Gaza?

The footballer maybe...

6 hours ago, mikebell said:

How does he know?  Has he got a hotline to Gaza?

A more direct line than Srettha's got apparently.

There appears to be a new definition of safe. Safe def : Being held hostage in tunnels under a war zone by Islamic Jihad terrorists.

Sorry to say but the only time a hostage is safe is when they have been returned to there loved ones . All those poor souls will suffer mentally for the rest of there lives some living in fear unable to have a good nights sleep those who took them are evil barbaric scum who don’t deserve any mercy 

15 hours ago, webfact said:

...Srettha said Anwar had told him that 12 hostages in one group and eight others in another group were being transported to the same place...

 

Does this mean that these 20 kidnapped Thais are now being held in the same place in a tunnel under a hospital or school to serve as a human shield against Israeli military forces trying to liberate them?

They will only be safe when Israel finally storms the hospital and liberates them. Quite amazing and illogical of Hamas to keep holding Thais hostage, but then again they are nutjob terrorists so logic doesn't apply. Israel seems to be making good progress though, so hopefully it won't be long before they are truly safe.

If I were one of those being held by Hamas I would think of myself safe and lucky in the sense that I may soon be in a place where I will never again feel pain, for eternity. 

 

17 hours ago, PingRoundTheWorld said:

They will only be safe when Israel finally storms the hospital and liberates them. Quite amazing and illogical of Hamas to keep holding Thais hostage, but then again they are nutjob terrorists so logic doesn't apply. Israel seems to be making good progress though, so hopefully it won't be long before they are truly safe.

They will probably view taking Thai hostages as justified, considering the Thai occupation of the four southernmost, Muslim Malay majority provinces. 

For the confused, you do know there has been a de facto civil war in the South of Thailand since 2004, labelled as an ‘insurgency’.

 

Surely you can’t be that dumb or uninformed?

13 minutes ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

For the confused, you do know there has been a de facto civil war in the South of Thailand since 2004, labelled as an ‘insurgency’.

 

Surely you can’t be that dumb or uninformed?

 

I doubt the Hamas is much invested in this, though.

If you're looking for a grudge it may have something to do with Thais replacing Palestinians as foreign workers in Israel.

3 minutes ago, Morch said:

 

I doubt the Hamas is much invested in this, though.

If you're looking for a grudge it may have something to do with Thais replacing Palestinians as foreign workers in Israel.

No doubt, but they will certainly be aware of what is going on in the South of Thailand.

51 minutes ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

No doubt, but they will certainly be aware of what is going on in the South of Thailand.

 

Even if they are aware of it, they don't care. There wouldn't be any money in it for them. The Hamas leadership is too busy managing their multibillion dollar investments bought with donations from charities, fund raising and contributions from friendly nations.

 

Who funds Hamas? A global network of crypto, cash and charities

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-cash-to-crypto-global-finance-maze-israels-sights-2023-10-16/

 

On 11/5/2023 at 11:43 AM, Mr Meeseeks said:

They will probably view taking Thai hostages as justified, considering the Thai occupation of the four southernmost, Muslim Malay majority provinces. 

Did you miss the part where it was the Malaysians that confirmed that the hostages are "safe" (whatever that means)? Hardly sounds like a hostile nation to Thailand...

On 11/4/2023 at 6:49 AM, mikebell said:

How does he know?  Has he got a hotline to Gaza?

 

Malaysia is a predominantly Muslim country, birds of a feather flock together.