“We are waiting for confirmation from the Israeli authorities,” he said. “Meanwhile, the Foreign Affairs Ministry has been told to coordinate with nearby countries to evacuate Thais to safety.”
Phumtham was filling in for Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, who is on an urgent overseas mission, in chairing a meeting of the government’s emergency centre to address the situation in Israel.
Hamas militants fired thousands of rockets and sent dozens of fighters into Israeli towns near the Gaza Strip in a surprise attack on Saturday morning.
After the attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that his country was “at war” with Hamas.
The Thai embassy confirmed on Sunday that two Thai workers had been killed and 11 have been captured. Eight other Thais have been injured, two of whom are in a critical condition.
Eight or nine Thai students enrolled in Israel are…
