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ABC News
3 days ago
- Politics
- ABC News
Israel says body of Thai hostage Nattapong Pinta has been retrieved from Gaza
Israel says it has retrieved the body of a Thai hostage kidnapped by Hamas militants and taken to Gaza during the October 7, 2023, terror attacks. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Saturday that the body of Thai citizen Nattapong Pinta had been returned to Israel in a special military operation. Mr Pinta was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz and killed in captivity near the start of the war, the prime minister's office said. Thais were the largest group of foreigners held captive by Hamas militants. The news comes a day after the bodies of two Israeli-American hostages taken from the same kibbutz were retrieved. Fifty-five hostages remain in Gaza, of whom Israel says more than half are dead.
Associated Press
3 days ago
- Politics
- Associated Press
Israel says it has retrieved the body of a Thai hostage kidnapped into Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel says it has retrieved the body of a Thai hostage kidnapped into Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023. The Prime Minister's office said Saturday that the body of Thai citizen Nattapong Pinta was returned to Israel in a special military operation. Pinta was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz and killed in captivity near the start of the war, said the government. Thais were the largest group of foreigners held captive by Hamas militants. This comes a day after the bodies of two Israeli-American hostages were retrieved. Fifty-five hostages remain in Gaza, of whom Israel says more than half are dead.
