The war in Gaza resumed with negotiations focusing on the release of hostages held by Hamas and Palestinians held by Israel. Among the roughly 240 hostages, dozens were migrant workers from Thailand, the Philippines, Tanzania, and Nepal. Since Hamas's October 7 attacks, 8,000 of 30,000 Thai migrant workers have fled Israel. Manee Jirachat, a Thai hostage, recounts being taken hostage by Hamas and witnessing the shooting of two companions. The hostages were loaded onto a truck to Gaza, and two hostages were shot by Hamas terrorists due to lack of space. The insecure status of heavily exploited laborers is highlighted by the exposure of migrant workers to the war in which they have no part.
"Once the truck was full, they shot two of my companions in the head. Just because there was no room left for more hostages. I'll never forget the sight." -Manee Jirachat, 29, a Thai worker in Israel, was violently abducted by Hamas on October 7 and was held hostage for 50 days https://t.co/FDwWcEzU2U
"Once the truck was full, they shot two of my companions in the head. Just because there was no room left for more hostages. I'll never forget the sight." Manee Jirachat, a Thai hostage who was released from Hamas captivity, recounts being taken hostage by Hamas on October 7.…
Manee Jirachat, one of the Thai citizens taken hostage by Hamas, tells @dwnews that he and the other hostages were loaded onto a truck to Gaza. Once the truck was full, and there were still two hostages left on the ground, the Hamas terrorists shot them in the head because… https://t.co/Eq6QiSFwgU https://t.co/Z9P00rvH5r
Since Hamas’s October 7 attacks killed dozens of Thais in Israel, 8,000 of 30,000 Thai migrant workers have fled the country. Their exposure to a war in which they have no part dramatizes their insecure status as heavily exploited laborers. https://t.co/lYffdEaNoC
Of the roughly 240 hostages taken by Hamas, dozens were migrant workers from Thailand, the Philippines, Tanzania and Nepal. @NickSchifrin shares some of their stories. https://t.co/dd6za5MA98
Before the war in Gaza resumed, the main focus of negotiations had been the release of hostages held by Hamas and Palestinians held by Israel. But of the 240 hostages, dozens were migrant workers from Thailand, the Philippines, Tanzania and Nepal. @nickschifrin reports. https://t.co/6ZA9JW4dlx