Thai PM 'deeply saddened' by deaths of two Thais in October 7 attack

Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said his government will continue its attempts to secure the release of the remaining Thai hostages. - PHOTO: REUTERS

BANGKOK (AFP): Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said Friday he was "deeply saddened" by the deaths of two Thais who were killed in the October 7 attack on Israel and whose bodies were being held by Hamas.

The Israeli army said late Thursday that it had informed the families of the deaths of the two men, who were identified as "kidnapped Thai citizens" and earlier believed to be alive in the Gaza Strip.