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FM Cohen visits Thai nationals, Filipino freed from Gaza on Friday
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen visits the 11 Thai and Filipino hostages who were freed yesterday from Hamas captivity.
“The Israeli and foreign citizens had a common fate in the face of a cruel enemy on [October 7],” says Cohen in a statement.
The minister says Israel will continue working to free all hostages, including the over one dozen foreign workers who remain in captivity.
“I promised all of the foreign citizens released [yesterday] that they will receive the best medical and psychological care and we will see to it that they receive full rights from Bituach Leumi,” Cohen adds.