The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has received the confirmation from the Royal Thai Embassy in Tel Aviv that 5 (five) Thai hostages have been released today.  They are now being transferred to hospital for medical treatment where officials from both the Embassy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will travel to facilitate and immediately contact their families in Thailand.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to express heartfelt congratulations to the families of the released hostages, as well as to extend its deep appreciation to Qatar, Egypt, Iran, Türkiye, the US and other friendly countries as well as the International Committee of the Red Cross, and all the parties involved for their instrumental roles contributed to the release of the Thai hostages in the Gaza Strip and to Israel for taking care of them and facilitating their return to Thailand.  In this connection, Thailand calls for the release of all the remaining hostages including a Thai national soonest, so they can safely return to their homeland and to their beloved families.