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Israel Retrieves Body of Thai Hostage Nattapong Pinta from Gaza

In a military operation, Israel recovered the body of Thai hostage Nattapong Pinta, who was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7, 2023.

Overview

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  • Nattapong Pinta, a Thai citizen, was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7, 2023, during an attack on Israel.
  • His body was retrieved by Israeli forces in a military operation from Gaza, where he was held captive.
  • Pinta was abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz, where he worked in agriculture, and was killed shortly after his kidnapping.
  • Israel reports that over half of the 55 hostages taken during the conflict are deceased, including Pinta.
  • The ongoing conflict has resulted in the deaths of 46 Thais, highlighting the severe impact of the violence.

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Emphasizes the army's claim regarding the Thai hostage's abduction by Mujahideen Brigades.

The army said he was taken into Gaza by the Mujahideen Brigades.

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"…The recovery operation was based on intelligence gathered by the Hostages and Missing Persons headquarters, said an Israeli military official, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with military protocol."

Israel says it has recovered the bodies of 2 hostages
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"…Hamas-led militants killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and took 251 hostages in the Oct. 7 attack."

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"…The military said they were killed in the Oct. 7 terrorist attack and taken into Gaza by the Mujahideen Brigades, the small armed group that it said had also abducted and killed Shiri Bibas and her two small children."

Bodies of Israeli-American hostages Judi Lynn Weinstein and Gad Haggai recovered by Israeli forces in Gaza
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"…Netanyahu said the couple were killed during Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack and their bodies abducted."

Israel recovers bodies of 2 American-Israeli hostages from Gaza
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"…There are now 56 hostages still being held by Hamas in Gaza, at least 20 of whom are believed to be alive."

Israeli military recovers two hostages' bodies in southern Gaza
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"…The status of Weinstein-Haggai and Haggai had initially been unclear in the aftermath of the attacks, but President Joe Biden said in December 2023 that Weinstein-Haggai was found to have been killed on Oct. 7, along with Haggai."

Israeli forces recover bodies of 2 hostages with U.S. citizenship held in Gaza
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Nattapong Pinta was working in agriculture when he was kidnapped by Hamas from Kibbutz Nir Oz.

A total of 46 Thais have been killed during the conflict in Gaza.

Fifty-five hostages remain in Gaza, with Israel reporting that more than half of them are deceased.

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