Thai Scholar in Iran Plays Role in Hostage Release voanews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from voanews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Lerpong Sayed told Sky News Hamas saw his negotiating team as "Thai Muslims" rather than as politicians. Thais make up the largest group of foreign nationals working in Israel and many were among those taken hostage by Hamas on 7 October.
25 Thais could be free in 3-10 days bangkokpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bangkokpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
BANGKOK, Thailand Thailand negotiated directly with representatives of Hamas in Iran to release 24 Thai hostages from Gaza, the largest nationality among kidnapped foreigners. Thailand also expressed 'outrage' against Israel's U.N. ambassador .