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ISRAEL RECOVERS BODY OF THAI HOSTAGE NATTHAPONG PINTA FROM GAZA
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CapitalTimesNews / 3 weeks
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The Israeli military has retrieved the body of Thai hostage Nattapong Pinta, who was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz and killed in captivity near the start of the war. Pinta’s body was recovered from the Rafah area in a special military operation, according to the Prime Minister’s office. The Thai citizen had come to Israel to work in agriculture and was taken into Gaza by the Mujahideen Brigades, the same group that abducted and killed Shiri Bibas and her two small children. Israel found Pinta’s body based on information received from the hostage task force and military intelligence. This retrieval comes two days after the bodies of two Israeli-American hostages, Judih Weinstein and Gad Haggai, were retrieved. Fifty-five hostages remain in Gaza, with Israel estimating that more than half are dead. A statement from the hostage forum expressed condolences to Pinta’s family and urged the government to bring home the remaining hostages and give those who have died a proper burial. The recovery of Pinta’s body coincides with Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Gaza, which has resulted in significant Palestinian casualties. Hospital officials reported receiving nearly two dozen bodies on Saturday, with strikes hitting areas in southern and northern Gaza, including the Muwasi area and an apartment in northern Gaza where seven people, including a mother and five children, were killed. Israel maintains that its military actions are in response to Hamas’ “barbaric attacks” and that it takes feasible precautions to mitigate civilian harm. The conflict has killed over 54,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and displaced around 90% of Gaza’s population of roughly 2 million Palestinians, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.