An estimated 30,000 Thais were working in Israel before the war. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Thailand's Ambassador to Israel Pannabha Chandraramya laying wreaths on the coffins of Thai workers killed in Israel, at Ben-Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv, on Oct 19.
BANGKOK – On the sun-baked tarmac of Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport on Thursday, Thailand’s ambassador to Israel, Ms Pannabha Chandraramya, laid wreaths on eight coffins strapped onto baggage carts. After a moment of silence, the bodies of these Thai nationals were loaded onto a plane to be sent home.Local media reported that they were sent to the provinces of Buriram, Udon Thani, Nakhon Ratchasima, Khon Kaen, Chaiyaphum, Sisaket and Sukhothai.
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