Body of Thai hostage retrieved by Israel in Gaza. Operations continue with more reported casualties

By&nbspEuronews&nbspwith&nbspAP

Published on 07/06/2025 - 16:16 GMT+2

Israel says it has retrieved nan assemblage of a Thai hostage kidnapped into Gaza connected Oct. 7, 2023, arsenic it continues its subject violative crossed nan strip, sidesplitting astatine slightest 95 group successful nan past 24 hours, according to Gaza's wellness ministry.

The premier minister’s agency said Saturday that nan assemblage of Thai national Nattapong Pinta was returned to Israel successful a typical subject operation.

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

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

The defence curate said connected Saturday that Pinta's assemblage was retrieved from nan Rafah area. He had travel to Israel from Thailand to activity successful agriculture.

The service said he was taken into Gaza by nan Mujahideen Brigades, nan mini equipped group that it said had besides abducted and killed Shiri Bibas and her 2 mini children. It's besides nan aforesaid group that took nan 2 Israeli-American hostages, Judith Weinstein and Gad Haggai, whose bodies were retrieved by nan service connected Thursday.

Later connected Saturday, nan Israeli service announced that they believed to person recovered nan assemblage of Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar, killed successful Gaza past month.

The IDF besides said that 4 of its soldiers were killed erstwhile a building collapsed pursuing a booby trap successful confederate Gaza’s Khan Younis connected Friday.

Thais were nan largest group of foreigners held captive by Hamas

Pinta's assemblage was recovered based connected accusation received from nan hostage task unit and subject intelligence, nan IDF explained.

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

Thais were nan largest group of foreigners held captive by Hamas militants. Many of nan Thai cultivation workers lived successful compounds connected nan outskirts of confederate Israeli kibbutzim and towns, and Hamas militants overran those places first. A full of 46 Thais person been killed during nan 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 nan hostage forum.

Israel continues its subject campaign, pinch much deaths reported

Four strikes deed nan Muwasi area successful confederate Gaza betwixt Rafah and Khan Younis. In bluish Gaza, 1 onslaught deed an apartment, sidesplitting 7 group including a mother 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 world rule and takes each feasible precautions to mitigate civilian harm.

Staff astatine Nasser infirmary wherever six of nan bodies were taken, said they were killed while connected their measurement to get nutrient assistance.

Israel’s service said Saturday that contempt anterior warnings that nan area is an progressive combat area during nighttime clip hours, respective suspects attempted to attack service troops operating successful nan Tel al-Sultan area overnight “in a mode that posed a threat to nan troops”. The service said nan troops called to thrust them distant but arsenic they continued advancing they fired informing shots. The service said it was alert of reports of casualties.

An service charismatic who can't beryllium named successful statement pinch subject procedures, said nan informing shots were fired astir 1 kilometer from nan assistance distribution site.

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