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Friday, January 31, 2025
Foreign Minister Sa’ar visits five Thai men freed from captivity in Gaza yesterday: ‘You are strong’
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Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar visits the five Thai men who were freed from captivity in Gaza yesterday at the Shamir Medical Center.
“You are strong,” he tells Pongsak Thenna, Sathian Suwannakham, Watchara Sriaoun, Bannawat Seathao and Surasak Lamnau, who were released yesterday after being held for 482 days in captivity. “I wish you and your families a good life, health and freedom.”
Thai Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa is slated to arrive in Israel tomorrow to meet with Sa’ar and the freed hostages, the Foreign Ministry says. The five men, who were working as agricultural laborers in Israel when they were abducted on October 7, 2023, are expected to fly home to their families in about 10 days.
The Times of Israel Community.