Overview

• Thais made up the largest number of foreign nationals abducted by Hamas during their attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.
• Nearly two dozen Thai nationals have since been released and returned home.
• Thai national Manee Jirachart, who was taken hostage by Hamas militants during the attack, was released after 50 days.
• There have been incidents where migrant workers, not only from Thailand, have been killed by rocket attacks.
• The October 7 attack was certainly out of the ordinary.