Bodies of seven more Thai workers flown back from Israel

Aree told reporters later that five of the seven victims had social security, so their families would receive compensation from the Social Security Office on top of compensation from the Thai and Israeli governments.

Aree said the Thai government would repatriate Thai workers back from Israel as soon as possible because the war between Israel and Hamas was still going on.

He said he would discuss with the Israeli ambassador about the speeding up of the victim identification process before the remaining bodies could be sent back.

A total of 31 Thais were killed and 18 were injured in the Hamas attack while 19 are being held hostage, according to the Foreign Ministry’s latest update on Wednesday.

As of Wednesday, 4,150 Thais of the 8,400 in Israel had returned home, the ministry said.