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Coverage dated February 8, 2025

Thai hostage freed from Gaza says feels 'reborn' after return home

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A Thai farm worker held hostage in Gaza for more than a year said he felt "reborn" as he and four compatriots arrived home on Sunday to tears of joy from

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  1. Digital Journal

    Thai hostage freed from Gaza says feels 'reborn' after return home (opens Digital Journal)

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    A Thai farm worker held hostage in Gaza for more than a year said he felt "reborn" as he and four compatriots arrived home on Sunday to tears of joy from

  2. Voice of America

    Released Thai hostages return to Bangkok after being held for over a year in Gaza (opens Voice of America)

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    They were the second batch of Thai hostages released since the war broke out

  3. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Five freed Thai nationals arrive in Bangkok after being held hostage for over a year in Gaza (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Five freed Thai nationals arrive in Bangkok after being held hostage for over a year in Gaza.

  4. NBC News

    5 Thai hostages arrive back home after being released by Hamas (opens NBC News)

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    Five Thai hostages who spent 15 months being held by Hamas arrived in Bangkok early Sunday after they were released last month.

  5. New York Times

    Thai Hostages Return From Gaza (opens New York Times)

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    Thais were, after Israelis, the nationality most affected by Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack, with nearly 40 farm workers killed and almost as many captured.

  6. Al-Monitor

    Thai hostages freed from Gaza arrive in Bangkok (opens Al-Monitor)

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    The families of Thai farm workers held hostage in Gaza for over a year wept with joy and hugged their loved ones as they arrived in Bangkok on Sunday. The five Thais smiled as they walked into the arrivals hall at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport after being freed on January 30, as part of a ceasefire…

  7. The Guardian

    ‘We never gave up’: tears and elation as freed Thai hostages return home from Gaza (opens The Guardian)

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    The group of five workers were greeted at Bangkok airport by overjoyed family members and officials after being held for over a year in Gaza

  8. Time

    Released Thai Hostages Return to Bangkok After Gaza Hold (opens Time)

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    Five Thai workers released after being held hostage for over a year in Gaza arrived in Bangkok on Sunday.

  9. Al Jazeera

    ‘Truly thankful’: Thai captives return to Bangkok after over a year in Gaza (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The five men were released last month in southern Gaza as part of ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel.

  10. WSVN Miami

    Released Thai hostages return to Bangkok after being held for over a year in Gaza - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    BANGKOK (AP) — Five Thai workers released after being held hostage for over a year in Gaza arrived in Bangkok on Sunday.Sarusak Rumnao, 32, Watchara

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