3 more Thais among hostages

The Foreign Ministry has confirmed three more Thai workers were taken hostage during the Hamas attack on Israel, revising up the total number of Thai hostages to 22, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said yesterday.

He was answering reporters’ questions at the Wing 23 air terminal at Udon Thani airport before his official trip to Laos.

The records also show that the number of those killed and injured in the attack remained at 32 and 19, respectively, as of Sunday.

The situation in Israel has now deteriorated as Israel’s retaliatory ground offensive has begun, leading to travel difficulties within the area, according to the premier.

As of yesterday, 7,415 Thai workers had returned home; 630 of those…