From Body of final Thai hostage Sudthisak Rinthalak arrives in Bangkok
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The coffin of Thai national Sudthisak Rinthalak, seen at a farewell ceremony at Ben Gurion Airport, December 9, 2025, after his body was returned to Israel from Gaza. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
The body of the last Thai national held hostage in Gaza since the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel was returned home, Thailand’s foreign ministry says.
The remains of Sudthisak Rinthalak arrived at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport from Tel Aviv, ministry official Jeerasak Pomsuwan tells AFP.
Sudthisak’s father Thongma tells local outlet Manager Online that the family had been waiting for his remains so they could perform Buddhist funeral rites in his hometown in the northeastern province of Nong Khai.
The remains of Rinthalak, 43, who was murdered in Kibbutz Be’eri during the Hamas onslaught on October 7, 2023, were returned to Israel from Gaza last week.
The body of one hostage — police Master Sgt. Ran Gvili — remains in Gaza.
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