Five Thai workers released after being held hostage for over a year in Gaza arrived in Bangkok on Sunday. Sarusak Rumnao, 32, Watchara Sriaoun, 33, Sathian Suwannakham, 35, Pongsak Thaenna, 36, and Bannawat Saethao, 27, were freed on January 30 as part of an exchange arrangement.

Samut Prakan, Thailand - 09, 2025 Five Thai nationals arrived in Thailand on Sunday after being released by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Jan. 30, following 15 months in captivity. The group was warmly welcomed by family members and Thailand's Foreign Minister,

Thais were, after Israelis, the nationality most affected by Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack, with nearly 40 farm workers killed and almost as many captured.

Five Thai nationals held captive by Hamas for over a year returned to Thailand on Sunday, reuniting with their tearful families at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport. The returnees, dressed in winter jackets,

Five Thai workers released after being held hostage for over a year in Gaza arrived in Bangkok on Sunday. Sarusak Rumnao, 32, Watchara Sriaoun, 33, Sathian Suwannakham, 35, Pongsak Thaenna, 36, and Bannawat Saethao,

The men were freed in an exchange deal, with ongoing efforts to release the last Thai hostage Five Thai workers released after being held hostage for more than a year in Gaza arrived in Bangkok on Sunday.