Govt works to free Thai hostages, fly workers out of Israel

Thailand is working with Jordan, Egypt and Malaysia to secure the release of its citizens taken hostage during unrest in Israel, as over 1,000 Thai migrant workers caught in the conflict look to return home, a deputy foreign minister said on Monday.

A dozen Thai nationals were killed, nine wounded and 11 more kidnapped, the government said, when Hamas militants burst across the fence from Gaza…