US EditionIsrael identifies body of Gaza hostage as Thai national Sudthisak Rinthalak
The return of Thai hostage Sudthisak Rinthalak's remains marks near completion of a US-brokered ceasefire with 20 living and 27 deceased hostages returned, officials said.
- On Dec 4, Israel announced the remains of Thai agricultural worker Sudthisak Rinthalak were identified, and the Prime Minister's Office conveyed condolences to his family and other fallen hostages.
- He was 42 and worked in agriculture when abducted from Kibbutz Be'eri during the Oct. 7 attack, according to Israeli sources, and was murdered that day.
- The Red Cross delivered remains found by Palestinian Islamic Jihad in northern Gaza to Israeli forces, and Gal Hirsch notified Rinthalak's family about repatriation with the Thai Embassy.
- With Rinthalak recovered, only one fallen hostage remains in Gaza: Police Staff Sergeant Ran Gvili, and the Government of Israel urged Hamas to return all deceased hostages.
- Since the fragile truce began, Hamas has returned all 20 living hostages and 27 bodies in exchange for around 2,000 Palestinian detainees, while the Gaza Health Ministry reports only a fraction of 330 remains have been identified due to limited DNA kits.
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1 hostage remains with Hamas after latest body is ID'd
Israeli authorities confirmed that the hostage remains returned on Wednesday were those of Sudthisak Rinthalak, making Israeli police officer Ran Gvili the last hostage in Gaza.Rinthalak, a Thai national, was working in Israel to support his family in Thailand when he was killed during the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Rinthalak's body was taken from the orchards at Kibbutz Be’eri, one of the communities hit hardest…
After being kidnapped and killed in the October 7, 2023 attack in southern Israel, the corpse of the Thai agricultural worker Sudthisak Rinthalak has been returned...
Hamas returned 27 of the 28 hostages it had pledged to return to the Hebrew state as part of the ceasefire negotiated around Donald Trump.
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Israel awaits return of last hostage remains from Gaza
Israel awaited the return of the last hostage remains held by Palestinian militants in Gaza, as the military said on Thursday that those of a Thai national had been identified after they were handed over.
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