Body of Thai Hostage removed in Gaza on October 7 is recovered from a special military operation, says Israel

Israel says he recovered the body from a Thai hostage kidnapped and led to Gaza on October 7, 2023, when he continues his military offensive Through the strip, killing at least 22 people overnight, according to health officials.

The Prime Minister’s office said on Saturday that the body of Thai citizen Nattapong Pinta had been rendered in Israel in a special military operation. Pinta had come to Israel to work in agriculture. He had a woman and a son.

Pinta was kidnapped by Kibbutz Nir Oz and killed in captivity near the start of the war, the government said. His body was recovered from the Rafah region, said the Israeli Defense Minister.

Israel said that he had found Pinta’s body on the basis of information received from the hostage working group and military information. The army said that he had been taken to Gaza by the Mujahideen brigades, the small armed group who, according to him, had also kidnapped and killed Shiri Bibas and her two grandchildren.

A declaration of the hostage forum, which supports the hostages, said that it resists the family of Pinta and shares their sorrow. He called on the country’s decision -makers to bring the remaining hostages back and give those who died an appropriate burial.

Thai people were the largest group of foreigners detained by Hamas activists. Many Thai agricultural workers lived in compounds on the outskirts of southern Israeli Kibbutzim and cities, and Hamas activists invaded these places first. A total of 46 Thai people were killed during the conflict, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Thailand.

Before recovering the Pinta body, three Thai hostages remained in captivity and two were confirmed dead. The fate of Pinta was uncertain until today, according to the hostage forum.

Fifty-five hostages remain In Gaza, of which Israel says that more than half are dead.

It comes two days later Body of two Israeli-American hostages have been recovered. Judith Weinstein and Gad Haggai were killed on October 7 and their bodies led to Gaza. They had also lived on Kibbutz Nir Oz, previously reported CBS News. They were also taken to Gaza by the Mujahideen brigades.

The recovery of the Pinta’s body comes as Israel continues its military campaign through Gaza. Hospital officials said they had received the body of nearly two dozen people on Saturday.

Four strikes hit the Muwasi region in southern Gaza between Rafah and Khan Younis. In the north of Gaza, a strike struck an apartment, killing seven people, including a mother and five children. Their bodies were taken to Shifa hospital.

Israel said on Saturday that he was responding to Hamas’ “barbaric attacks” and dismantled his capacities. He said he follows international law and takes on all the precautions to be achieved to mitigate civil damage.

Activists led by Hamas killed some 1,200 people, mainly civilians, during the October 7 attack and removed 251 hostages. They still have 55 hostages, about a third of them that are alive after most of the others have been released in cease-fire agreements or other agreements. Israeli forces have saved eight living hostages from Gaza and recovered dozens of bodies.

The military campaign of Israel has killed more than 54,000 Palestinians, mainly women and children, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants. The offensive has destroyed large parts of Gaza and moved around 90% of its population of approximately 2 million Palestinians.