244 more Thais in Israel arrive home on Monday night

244 passengers were on board the flight, most of them workers, along with 30 Thais studying in Israel. They were welcomed by relatives who had been impatiently awaiting their return at the airport in Samut Prakan province.

One of the passengers, Saksit Wijitthongchai, 28, a resident of Nakhon Ratchasima, said on Monday that he worked in a town just 30 kilometres from the conflict zone, where gunfire and explosions could be heard all day.

He added that he lived in a camp with some 60 workers and that after hearing that 7-8 people in nearby camps had been attacked and killed since the war started, they had all been sleeping with weapons in their hands for protection.

According to the authorities, 250 more Thais are expected to return home on board the LY085 flight on…