Two more Thais die, another abducted since Hamas attack on Israel

This picture taken from a position near Sderot along the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip on November 4, 2023, shows fire and smoke billowing follwoing an airstrike by Israeli forces on the Palestinian enclave amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. (Photo by YURI CORTEZ / AFP)

Two more Thai nationals are confirmed to have been killed in Israel, raising the Thai death toll to 34. An additional Thai is also reported to have been abducted, bringing the number of Thai hostages to 24. The number of injured remains at 19, according to the Thai Foreign Ministry.

No details are currently available about the two more who died or the additional hostage.

The ministry said that the latest number of Thais repatriated on specially arranged transport stands at 7,470, while the actual number of repatriated evacuees exceeds 8,000, with a number of them arranging…