Hamas leader in Cairo, a sign of talks on Gaza truce, hostage swap
Hamas leader is in Cairo for talks on the war in Gaza, part of diplomacy aimed at securing another cease-fire and hostage-prisoner swap with Israel.
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Hamas leader is in Cairo for talks on the war in Gaza, part of diplomacy aimed at securing another cease-fire and hostage-prisoner swap with Israel.
A THAI couple were welcomed home by dozens of well-wishers seeking to lift their spirits after they were held hostage for weeks by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
A Thai couple were welcomed home Wednesday by dozens of well-wishers seeking to lift their spirits after they were held hostage for weeks by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.A further six Thais were later freed, but the foreign ministry believes nine Thai hostages are still being held.
Before the war in Gaza resumed, the main focus of negotiations had been the release of hostages held by Hamas and Palestinians held by Israel. But of the 240 hostages, dozens were migrant workers from Thailand, the Philippines, Tanzania and Nepal. Nick Schifrin has some of their stories.
KHON KAEN, Thailand - After he was released by Hamas from captivity in Gaza, Thai farm worker Natthaporn Onkaew, 26, described the experience as dying and being "reborn". "I missed home so much ... it's something you'd never expect would happen to you," he said, wearing a flag with the Thai and Israeli flags. At an airport in northeastern Thailand,...