Published: 16:55, June 7, 2025
Israeli forces recover body of Thai hostage from Gaza
By Bloomberg

Israeli tanks are positioned along the border with the Gaza Strip on June 5, 2025, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. (PHOTO / AFP)

Israeli forces recovered the body of a Thai agricultural worker abducted to Gaza during the Hamas-led attacks of Oct 7, 2023, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a text message.

Nattapong Pinta, 36, was seized in Kibbuz Nir Oz by the Mujahideen Brigades, a Hamas ally, and killed in captivity, according to the statement. The Thai embassy has been informed.

Israel’s IDF separately confirmed recovery of the Thai hostage in an X post, saying Pinta’s body had been recovered in a special military operation in the Rafah area of southern Gaza.

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Fifty-five hostages remain in Gaza, mostly taken during the 2023 attacks, of whom Israel believes about 20 are alive.