Family’s long wait for Gaza hostage to end


Never forgotten: On sitting next to pictures of Sudthisak at their house in Nong Khai province. — Reuters

Two years after Thai worker Sudthisak Rinthalak was killed in Gaza, his family in north-eastern Thailand is preparing to welcome his remains home and hold a Buddhist ceremony they believe will bring his spirit peace.

Sudthisak’s remains were among 27 bodies of hostages that Hamas has returned under the current ceasefire agreement.

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