The five kidnappers were released last month in Khan Younis in southern Gaza as part of a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel.
For more than a year after the release of last month, five Thai citizens occupied by the Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza were captured.
On Sunday morning, when he landed at the Suornabhomi Airport in Bangkok on Sunday morning, his family hugged Vachra Srin, Pongsak police station, Sethany Sonakham, Sarsk Ramnu and Bannut Sithav.
“We are all deeply touched to return to our birth,” said Pongsak, 36, said 36 -year -old Pongsak. “I don’t know what else to say, we are all really grateful.”
Bannut’s father, Sombon Sethao, said he was “very happy” and his family would welcome his son’s house with a traditional Thai event.
“I don’t think I want him to be away from home again,” Sombone, who is coming from northern Thailand’s North province, told AFP News Agency.
The five men were released last month as part of a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel in Khan Yunus, southern Gaza, which stopped 15 -month Israeli attacks on Gaza.
Thai Foreign Minister Maurice Singiampongsa, who withdrew the Asians from Israel, expressed relief over his return. He said, “It is emotional … to return to the throat of our family.” We never gave up and it was its fruit. “
Prime Minister Petongon Shenatra said she was “happy” and thanked Israel to Qatar, Egypt, Iran, Turkey and the United States for their work to secure the release of men.
Reporting from Adon Thane, northeastern Thailand, where two families of the returning are living, Tony Cheng of Al Jazeera quoted government officials as saying that the five have been physically good for health. He said the government would oversee them in the next two months to ensure that they could return to their normal life.
“We talked to Srin’s family [one of the captives]And they are incredibly excited to welcome her home, “Cheng said.
“His mother said that throughout this period, she maintained her trust in God. He said he was rather disappointed because there was little talks by the Thai government or the Israeli government during his imprisonment.
“We also talked to her nine -year -old daughter, and said she just wanted to embrace her father.”
A total of 31 Thai civilians were detained during the Hamas -led attack on Israel in October 2023, 23 of them released in 2023, while two people were killed in May last year.
A Thai citizen is still considered to be occupied by Hamas, the Thai citizen said on Sunday.
Talking about the bodies of the remaining captives and two dead Thai citizens, Mars said, “We still have hope and are working to bring them back.”
Prior to the Gaza War, about 30,000 Thai workers worked in the Israeli agriculture sector, making them the largest immigrant group in the country. Nearly 9,000 Thaiis have been returned home since the war began.
Workers mainly come from the northeastern region of Thailand, a area that includes villages and farming community, among the poorest people in the country.
