'I'm not dead,' Thai hostage says after 'miracle' release in Gaza
Saturday, 25 November 2023 Thai farm worker Vetoon Phoome, who was feared dead after being captured by Hamas in Gaza, has been freed and reunited with his family in Thailand. Vetoon, one of 10 Thai hostages released during a truce in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, had been held in tunnels but was not injured or tortured. The Thai hostages will return home after 48 hours in hospital. Thailand's government said 20 nationals remain captive and called for their release. About 30,000 Thai migrant workers, many in agriculture, are employed in Israel.
A sister of a released Thai hostage expresses joy and disbelief that her brother, who was held by Hamas for weeks, will finally return home. "I am very happy because my hope was very dim... but suddenly there is hope," says Roongarun Wichanguen, sister of 33-year-old hostage Vetoon Phoome. Some 24...
Israel Says Cease-Fire , Could Continue If Hamas Agrees , to Release More Hostages.
Associated Press reports that Israel and Hamas
said they remain open to extending a cease-fire
beyond its original..
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Palestinians searching for survivors pull dead and injured children from the rubble after a strike on the Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. Israel has vowed to crush Hamas after the Palestinian..
Saturday, 25 November 2023
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