Five Thai farmers were released by Hamas on Thursday, meaning nearly all of the 31 Thai hostages seized during the October 7 attack on Israel have been freed. How did so many Thai nationals end up

Hamas released five Thai hostages last week along with three Israeli captives who were freed as part of a ceasefire agreement in exchange for 110 Palestinian prisoners.

Five Thai farmworkers’ suffering ended with an exchange on Thursday alongside three released Israeli hostages. Diplomatic efforts to free them, at times, frayed relations between Bangkok and Jerusalem.

The release planned for Thursday would be the third so far as Israel and Hamas observe a six-week truce, part of a multiphase agreement that mediators hope will end the war in Gaza.

Five Thai hostages have been released after 15 months of captivity in the Gaza Strip. On Thursday, dozens of doctors, nurses and representatives from Israel and Thailand waved flags, sang, and cheered

Thai hostages held by Hamas for over 15 months have been reunited with their families in an Israeli hospital. Five Thai nationals were released last week as part of a ceasefire deal. The Thai Embassy facilitated the family's visit to the hospital,

The Turkish intelligence agency (MIT) negotiated with Palestinian Hamas for the release of five hostages from Thailand, who returned to Israel on Thursday, Turkish media reported, citing security service sources.

In the wake of the attack, some 7,000 returned home, primarily on government evacuation flights, but higher wages have continued to attract new arrivals. Thai ambassador to Israel Pannabha Chandraramya said Thursday that there are now more than 38,000 Thai workers in the country.

Berger, 19, was the last female IDF soldier in Hamas captivity after the terrorists freed four of her colleagues last week, all of whom were kidnapped from a southern military base during the Oct.

The hostages were released last Thursday alongside Israeli hostages Arbel Yehoud and Gadi Moses, with Agam Berger being released hours earlier.