Israel says it has retrieved the physique of a Thai hostage in Gaza : NPR

This undated photo provided by the Hostage's Family Forum shows Nattapong Pinta, with his wife and son.

This undated picture supplied by the Hostage’s Household Discussion board reveals Nattapong Pinta, along with his spouse and son.

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TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel mentioned Saturday it had retrieved the physique of a Thai hostage kidnapped into Gaza in the course of the Oct. 7, 2023, assault that sparked the warfare, because it continued its army offensive, killing at the least 95 folks prior to now 24 hours, in accordance with Gaza’s well being ministry.

The prime minister’s workplace mentioned Nattapong Pinta’s physique was returned to Israel in a particular army operation. Pinta was seized from Kibbutz Nir Oz and killed early within the warfare, the federal government mentioned.

Thailand’s international ministry in an announcement confirmed that the final Thai hostage in Gaza was confirmed lifeless. It mentioned the our bodies of two others are but to be retrieved.

The information got here two days after the our bodies of two Israeli-American hostages have been retrieved. Fifty-five hostages stay in Gaza, and Israel says greater than half are lifeless.

Judi Weinstein Haggai and Gad Haggai were kidnapped in the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack and later declared dead by the Israeli authorities. Here they are pictured at an unknown location in this undated photo provided by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum. The Israeli military said it recovered their bodies Thursday.

Israel’s protection minister mentioned Pinta’s physique was retrieved from the Rafah space in southern Gaza. He had come to Israel to work in agriculture.

The military mentioned he was seized by the Mujahideen Brigades, the small armed group that it mentioned additionally kidnapped and killed Shiri Bibas and her two babies. The identical group took the 2 Israeli-American hostages, Judih Weinstein and Gad Haggai, whose our bodies have been retrieved Thursday.

Thais have been the most important group of foreigners held captive by Hamas militants. Most of the agricultural staff lived in compounds on the outskirts of southern Israeli kibbutzim and cities, and Hamas militants overran these locations first. A complete of 46 Thais have been killed in the course of the battle, in accordance with Thailand’s international ministry.

Individually, Hamas issued an uncommon warning about one other hostage, Matan Zangauker, saying Israel’s army had surrounded the world the place he’s held and that any hurt to him throughout a rescue try can be Israel’s duty.