Thai hostages released from Gaza return to Thailand after more than a year in captivity

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00:00Five Thai hostages held by Hamas in Gaza for more than a year shed tears of joy upon their

00:08return to Thailand on Sunday.

00:10The five men, Pongsak Thayena, Sathiyan Suwanakam, Sriyoun Wachara, Siyathow Banawat, and Lumnao

00:18Surasak, were released on January 30 along with three Israeli hostages.

00:23They were taken by Hamas on October 7, 2023, when Hamas crossed the border into Israel

00:30and took 250 hostages and killed some 1,200 people, which led to the Israel-Hamas war

00:37that lasted for 15 months.

00:53The five men, Pongsak Thayena, Sathiyan Suwanakam, Sriyoun Wachara, Siyathow Banawat, and Lumnao

01:00Surasak, were released on January 30, 2023, when Hamas crossed the border into Israel

01:05and took 250 hostages and killed some 1,200 people, which led to the Israel-Hamas war

01:10that lasted for 15 months.

01:12The five men, Pongsak Thayena, Sathiyan Suwanakam, Sriyoun Wachara, Siyathow Banawat, and Lumnao

01:17Surasak, were released on January 30, 2023, when Hamas crossed the border into Israel

01:22and took 250 hostages and killed some 1,200 people, which led to the Israel-Hamas war

01:27that lasted for 15 months.

01:29The five men, Pongsak Thayena, Sathiyan Suwanakam, Sriyoun Wachara, Siyathow Banawat, and Lumnao

01:34Surasak, were released on January 30, 2023, when Hamas crossed the border into Israel

01:39and took 250 hostages and killed some 1,200 people, which led to the Israel-Hamas war

01:44that lasted for 15 months.

01:47The Thai government said they are working to bring back one remaining Thai hostage believed

01:54to be held captive by Hamas, along with bodies of two deceased Thai nationals.

02:00Before the conflict, approximately 30,000 Thai laborers worked in Israel's agriculture

02:05sector, making them one of largest migrant worker groups in the country.

02:11Nearly 9,000 of them were repatriated following the 2023 attack.

02:17The war was halted after Israel and Hamas agreed on a ceasefire deal, which saw the

02:22return of the hostages and release of Palestinian prisoners.

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