Israel says it has retrieved the body of a Thai hostage kidnapped into Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023

Israel says it has retrieved the assemblage of a Thai hostage kidnapped into Gaza connected Oct. 7, 2023, arsenic it continues its subject violative crossed the strip, sidesplitting astatine slightest 22 radical overnight, according to wellness officials.

The Prime Minister’s office said Saturday that the assemblage of Thai national Nattapong Pinta was returned to Israel successful a peculiar subject operation.

Pinta was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz and killed successful captivity adjacent the commencement of the war, said the government.

This comes 2 days aft the bodies of 2 Israeli-American hostages were retrieved. Fifty-five hostages stay successful Gaza, of whom Israel says much than fractional are dead.

The defence curate said Saturday that Pinta’s assemblage was retrieved from the Rafah area. He had travel to Israel from Thailand to enactment successful agriculture.

The service said helium was taken into Gaza by the Mujahideen Brigades, the tiny equipped radical that it said had besides abducted and killed Shiri Bibas and her 2 tiny children. It’s besides the aforesaid radical that took the two Israeli-American hostages, Judih Weinstein and Gad Haggai, whose bodies were retrieved by the service Thursday.

Israel said it recovered Pinta’s assemblage based connected accusation received from the hostage task unit and subject intelligence.

A connection from the hostage forum, which supports the hostages, said it stands with Pinta’s household and shares successful their grief. It called connected the country’s determination makers to bring location the remaining hostages and springiness those who person died a due burial.

Thais were the largest radical of foreigners held captive by Hamas militants. Many of the Thai cultivation workers lived successful compounds connected the outskirts of confederate Israeli kibbutzim and towns, and Hamas militants overran those places first. A full of 46 Thais person been killed during the conflict, according to Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Before Pinta’s assemblage was retrieved, 3 Thai hostages remained successful captivity and 2 were confirmed dead. The destiny of Pinta was uncertain until today, according to the hostage forum.

The retrieval of Pinta’s assemblage comes arsenic Israel continues its subject run crossed Gaza. Hospital officials said they received the bodies of astir 2 twelve radical Saturday.

Four strikes deed the Muwasi country successful confederate Gaza betwixt Rafah and Khan Younis. In bluish Gaza, 1 onslaught deed an apartment, sidesplitting 7 radical including a parent and 5 children. Their bodies were taken to Shifa hospital.

Israel said Saturday that it’s responding to Hamas’ “barbaric attacks” and is dismantling its capabilities. It said it follows planetary instrumentality and takes each feasible precautions to mitigate civilian harm.

Hamas-led militants killed immoderate 1,200 people, mostly civilians, successful the Oct. 7 onslaught and abducted 251 hostages. They are inactive holding 55 hostages, astir a 3rd of them believed to beryllium alive, aft astir of the remainder were released successful ceasefire agreements oregon different deals. Israeli forces person rescued 8 surviving hostages from Gaza and recovered dozens of bodies.

Israel’s subject run has killed much than 54,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which does not separate betwixt civilians and combatants. The violative has destroyed ample parts of Gaza and displaced astir 90% of its colonisation of astir 2 cardinal Palestinians.