“Last night, the prime minister instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to look for channels for Thais to be taken out of the area as soon as possible – by air, sea, and land. But the continuing battles make that difficult,” Jakkapong said.
He was responding to questions from two MPs in Parliament regarding the renewed fighting in the Middle East.
The new war came after a surprise attack on Saturday morning waged by over a thousand Hamas militants from the air, sea and ground. Thousands of missiles were fired from Gaza into Israel, leaving hundreds of people dead, and Thai workers were among the casualties.
Israel retaliated with air strikes on Gaza by jet fighters and surface-to-ground missiles.
The war has left more than 1,200 people dead and another 2,900 injured in Israel, and at least 950 dead and 5,000 others wounded in Gaza,…
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