People who are liberated arrive home to shed tears of joy in Bangkok

Last month, five Thai farm workers released by Hamas in Gaza arrived home in Bangkok after 500 days of captive.

Pongsak Thaenna, Satian Suwannakham, Watchaara Sriaoun, Bannawat Saethao and Surasak Lamnao worked in southern Israel when they were kidnapped on October 7, 2023.

Five men were emotional scenes by five men accepted by relatives who shed tears in the arrival hall of Bangkok SUVARNABHUMI Airport.

Hostage said, “I don’t know how to express it in words.”

“I would like to thank all the officials who helped us until we were here.

“We will not be here unless you help us. We are very impressed and very happy to come back to our hometown. Thank you very much.”

Maris Sangiampongsa Foreign Minister said that it is “very encouraging to witness their return.” After being released on January 30.

Bannawat’s father, Somboon Saethao, said, “I’m so happy.” His family will welcome his son’s house with traditional Thai consciousness.

His father told AFP, “I think he wants to be far from home.”

Mr. Bannawat added that he moved to Israel nine months before he was kidnapped in search of a better income for his family.

His wife, Wiayada Saethao, told the BBC THAI reporters that her husband was taken hostage for 15 months.

“Don’t be afraid anymore. We are at home now. We are in Thailand. We are back home,” she said.

After landing in Bangkok on local time 07:30 (00:30 GMT), five people met with a few joyful relatives and officials.

They spent the last 10 days at Israel Hospital and were able to monitor health.

Five men will now head to their hometown.

BOONSONG TAPCHAIYUT, an official from the Ministry of Labor, said that each hostage will receive a one -time payment of about 14,510 pounds (600,000 £ 14,510) with a monthly salary of £ 725. To Israel.

One Thai hostage remains as air.

Thai Foreign Minister said, “In the case of the sixth Thai hostage that still remains in the Gaza, we do not refrain from action, we still have hope and we will do everything until we succeed.”

Last month, after five hostages in Cannes, Paetongtarn Shinawatra Thailand said that he was “fixed.”

She was grateful to secure releases not only in Israel, but also in Qatar, Egypt, Iran, Türkiye and the United States.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bangkok, Some by a rocket fired by Lebanon’s Hezbollah group.

When Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, he confiscated 251 hostages and killed about 1,200 people and began the war.

According to Gaza’s Hamas Run Health Department, more than 47,500 Palestinians were killed by Israel’s attack. The United Nations said that about two -thirds of the Gaza buildings were damaged or destroyed by Israel’s attack.

The release of Thai hostages did not form part of the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire contract agreed on January 19, with 21 of the 21 Israelites and 566 Palestinian prisoners.

At the end of the first stage of the armistice in three weeks, 33 hostages and 1,900 prisoners are expected to be liberated. Israel says eight out of 33 are dead.

Additional report of Thanarat Doksone.