One more Thai national is reported to have been killed in Israel by Hamas, bringing the death toll to 21 as the government considers evacuating Thais overland to Jordan, as a transit point for flights back to Thailand, said Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin this morning (Thursday).
Meanwhile, the first 15 Thai evacuees arrived at Suvarnabhumi international airport, on an El Al flight which landed at 10.25am this morning, according to the spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry, Kanchana Patarachoke. The second group of 80 Thais is expected to arrive on October 18th.
The prime minister, speaking in Malaysia before departing for Singapore, said he has received a report from the Foreign Ministry informing him that the Thai embassy in Tel Aviv has recommended overland travel to Jordan for Thai evacuees, as evacuation by sea is too risky because the route would pass through Gaza, where…
