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Freed Thai hostages 'never gave up hope'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/02/2025
» Five Thai hostages recently freed by Hamas said they never lost hope and did everything they could to stay as healthy as possible during their captivity.
Freed Thai hostages ‘won’t be going back’
Post Reporters, Published on 11/02/2025
» After arriving home safely over the weekend, the five Thai nationals who were held captive by Hamas in Gaza for over a year thanked everyone involved in securing their freedom and insisted they would not be returning to work overseas.
Three more Israeli hostages freed in Gaza
Published on 15/02/2025
» Israeli hostages Iair Horn, Sagui Dekel-Chen and Sasha (Alexander) Troufanov arrived at a release site in Gaza on Saturday after Egyptian and Qatari mediators helped avert a standoff that threatened to sink a fragile ceasefire.
Myanmar casino 'sex hostages' swim to salvation
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/04/2022
» About 300 Thai women have been forced into prostitution at a casino near the Thai-Myanmar border adjacent to Tak province, according to a 25-year-old woman who managed to escape.
Israel pounds Gaza as Hamas threatens hostages
AFP, Published on 10/10/2023
» JERUSALEM - Israel kept up its deadly bombardment of Hamas-controlled Gaza on Tuesday after the Palestinian militant group threatened to execute some of the around 150 hostages it abducted in a weekend assault if air strikes continue without warning.
Israel taps spyware firms to track hostages
Published on 26/10/2023
» Israel’s security services are pulling in spyware companies, including the maker of the notorious Pegasus software, to help track hostages in the Gaza Strip, people familiar with the matter say.
8 Thai hostages must not be forgotten
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 02/01/2024
» The singular most important event of 2023 in Thailand was the Thai hostage crisis that began on Oct 7 when Hamas launched its surprise onslaught on Israel from the Gaza Strip. Several thousand Thai workers were caught up in the crisis, and several dozen were taken hostage along with over 240 men, women and children of almost two dozen nationalities. Apart from Israeli citizens, the number of Thais taken prisoner was the highest among foreigners, and at least 39 were confirmed killed. At the end of November and in the weeks that followed, a total of 23 Thais were freed. Today, eight remain in Gaza, and their fate is unknown. In modern Thai history, this is the first time such a huge number of Thai citizens have been abducted.
Paris hostages freed, suspect arrested after 4 hours
Associated Press, Published on 13/06/2018
» PARIS: A four-hour hostage standoff in central Paris ended with police moving in, arresting the armed suspect and freeing the people held in a ground-floor office, France's interior minister announced late Tuesday.
Turkish union says detained airport workers are 'hostages'
AFP, Published on 28/09/2018
» ISTANBUL: A leading Turkish union on Friday called for the release of two dozen workers arrested after they protested against poor working conditions while building Istanbul's giant new airport, saying they were being held as "hostages".
Hamas ready to release four more Israeli hostages
AFP, Published on 24/01/2025
» CAIRO - Hamas has released the names of four Israeli women hostages who will be freed on Saturday in the second exchange of the ceasefire agreement.