Netizens applaud heroine Wiphawadee for rescuing nearly 100 Thais stranded in Israel war zones

TikTok user “daphan383” posted a clip on Monday, in which a dashboard camera captured Wiphawadee driving a truck through Israeli military checkpoints to pick up Thai workers stranded in the conflict zone near the Gaza Strip.

The heroic woman, who is also known as “Sister Jaem”, and a younger colleague were seen driving past several Israeli tanks and war-ravaged neighbourhoods to pick up Thai workers from camps near the war zone and drop them off in bomb shelters.

She was reportedly working in Israel when war broke out on October 7. Approximately 30,000 Thais are believed to be working in Israel, mostly in the agriculture sector, with some 5,000 living near the conflict zone.

The TikTok user who posted the clip said Wiphawadee had helped 32 Thais on Saturday, when the video clip was made, and then picked up another 60 Thais over the next few days. Wiphawadee also dropped…