Free at last: Two newly-freed Thai hostages hugging Parnpree (third from left) after arriving at the Shamir Medical Center in Israel. — AP
SEVENTEEN Thai hostages kidnapped and held for weeks in the Gaza Strip by Hamas are set to arrive back home, officials said.
Roughly 13 Thais remain among the hostages taken by Hamas during last month’s cross-border raid into Israel, according to Thailand’s foreign ministry.
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