Thailand Seeks Egypt and Israel's Assistance to Free Thai Hostages

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Vice Foreign Minister Russ Jalichandra is urging support from both Egypt and Israel to secure the release of the remaining six Thai hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. Over the weekend, Russ held strategic discussions in Cairo and Jerusalem.

 

On Sunday, in Cairo, Russ met with Egyptian officials Ismail Khairat and Ahmed Shaheen. Their talks covered the Israel-Hamas conflict and stressed the importance of securing the Thai hostages' release.

 

The Egyptian government, currently mediating between Israel and Hamas, promised to consider Thailand's request.

 

Besides the hostage issue, the meeting also tackled Thailand's potential membership in the BRICS bloc and celebrated the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Thailand and Egypt.

 

On Monday, Russ met Israel’s Foreign Minister, Israel Katz. The talks in Jerusalem sought Israel's support in freeing the hostages. According to the Thai Foreign Ministry, Katz reiterated Israel's commitment to prioritising the hostages' release.

 

The discussions also marked a milestone—the 70th anniversary of their diplomatic relations—and explored enhanced cooperation in various sectors including labour, education, agriculture, and construction.

 

Accompanying the ministry delegation, Russ visited Thai workers at David Farm in Israel's Hod Hasharon city. He inquired about their welfare, encouraged them to stay safe during the conflict, and promised comprehensive support.

 

Israel estimates that around 29,000 Thai migrant workers are still in the country, despite the ongoing conflict.

Since the war's onset, over 39,000 Palestinians have died, as reported by Gaza's Health Ministry. The conflict began when Hamas launched attacks on October 7, killing approximately 1,200 people, including at least 39 Thais.

 

They also took about 251 hostages, including 31 Thais. While 23 Thai hostages were released in November and two were declared dead this May, six remain in Gaza,  reported NATION Thailand.

 

Gaza humanitarian crisis. Reference picture courtesy: Wilipedia

 

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[Tropicalevo]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The Egyptian government, currently mediating between Israel and Hamas, promised to consider Thailand's request.

Sorry Thailand, but Egypt has no interest in the war between Israel and Palestinian Hamas stopping.

Egypt hate people from both sides. That is why they do not allow Palestinian refugees.

If the remaining hostages were to be released, and there were no more hostages in Gaza, Israel would stop the attacks.

Egypt (and other Arab countries) do not want it to stop.

 

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When Israel launched its war against Hamas, Cairo was adamant: It would not accept Palestinian refugees.

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[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The Egyptian government, currently mediating between Israel and Hamas, promised to consider Thailand's request.

Where you come from?

[Nick Carter icp]

Need to talk to Iran and Qatar , they could immediately get the hostages freed 

[Tubulat]

Of course, Thailand has the right to stand up for the hostages but I don't think it will make much of an impression, after all, the USA has hostages there too, and I am sure they have made more work of getting the hstages back by now, but without positive results.

[rickudon]

Netanyahu has no real interest in seeing the hostages released, he would have no excuse for the daily massacres of Palestinians, the war keeps him in power.

[Nick Carter icp]

10 minutes ago, rickudon said:

Netanyahu has no real interest in seeing the hostages released, he would have no excuse for the daily massacres of Palestinians, the war keeps him in power.

 

   So why don't Hamas release  the hostages and stop the massacres and get Netanyahu removed from power ?

[rickudon]

 

1 hour ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   So why don't Hamas release  the hostages and stop the massacres and get Netanyahu removed from power ?

The hostages are Hamas's only trump card. Of course, they do not care about how many Palestinians die, but the longer the war goes on, the more support for Israel falls. And that's all they care about. Call the Hamas bluff, and see what they do; backpedal, and loose sympathy. or risk Israel keep on killing them (but get more sympathy). Meanwhile, the ethnic cleansing of the West bank continues (but very slowly).

[Nick Carter icp]

32 minutes ago, rickudon said:

 

The hostages are Hamas's only trump card. Of course, they do not care about how many Palestinians die, but the longer the war goes on, the more support for Israel falls. 

 

   The longer the war goes on , the less interest people will have 

[Hanuman2547]

Hamas should have released the Thai hostages as soon as they knew they had them.  They don't really offer any benefit to their cause.  The Americans that are held, are they dual Israel/American citizens?  

[Dogmatix]

On 7/25/2024 at 2:17 AM, Tubulat said:

Of course, Thailand has the right to stand up for the hostages but I don't think it will make much of an impression, after all, the USA has hostages there too, and I am sure they have made more work of getting the hstages back by now, but without positive results.

The USA is a major participant in the war as the supplier of most of the Israelis’ munitions and the American hostages are also dual Israeli citizens and some are probably IDF reservists too. Thailand is in no way involved in the conflict and Hamas should have released the Thais long ago.