Israeli forces recover body of Thai hostage killed in Gaza by terror group

Israel's subject has recovered the assemblage of a Thai antheral who was abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz and killed successful captivity by panic radical Kataeb al-Mujahideen soon aft the Israel-Hamas war began connected Oct. 7, 2023.

Natthapong Pinta's assemblage was brought backmost to Israel aft an cognition by the Israeli Defense Forces and Israeli Security Agency, the subject said connected Saturday.

"Yesterday (Friday), successful a associated IDF and ISA operation, the assemblage of Nattapong Pinta, a Thai national, was recovered from the Rafah country successful the Gaza Strip," the IDF and ISA said successful a associated statement.

His household successful Thailand was notified by the Thai Embassy and by Brig. Gen. (Res.) Gal Hirsch, who serves arsenic the coordinator for Captives and Missing Persons successful the Israeli premier minister's office.

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The assemblage of Natthapong Pinta, a Thai nationalist who was killed successful captivity successful Gaza, has been recovered by Israeli forces. (IDF)

Natthapong had come to Israel to enactment successful agriculture, according to Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz.

"I nonstop my deepest condolences to his wife, young son, and family, and I convey our heroic soldiers who, clip and again, run nether occurrence to bring backmost each the hostages, retired of a profound motivation commitment," Katz said successful a statement.

"We volition not remainder until each the hostages — some the surviving and the fallen — are returned to Israel," helium continued.

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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz offered his condolences to the household of Natthapong Pinta. (REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun)

The Hostages and Missing Families Forum said successful a quality merchandise that "the betterment of Nattapong Pinta represents the fulfillment of a basal motivation and quality obligation, allowing his household the closure they desperately need."

In a statement, the Hostage Families Forum said: "We basal with Nattapong's household contiguous and stock successful their grief."

"While the symptom is immense, his household volition yet person certainty aft 20 unspeakable and agonizing months of devastating uncertainty," the connection continued. "Every household deserves specified certainty to statesman their idiosyncratic healing journey."

Natthapong Pinta's assemblage was returned to Israel aft an cognition by the Israeli Defense Forces and Israeli Security Agency. (FNC IDF)

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Fifty-five hostages stay successful Gaza – 33 of whom are confirmed dead, but astatine slightest 20 are alive. There is sedate interest for the lives of 2 hostages.

Fox News' Yael Rotem-Kuriel contributed to this report.