Thai MFA gives update on Thai nationals in Israel

(9 Oct 2023)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bangkok - 9 October 2023
1. Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Kanchana Patarachoke arriving at conference
2. Close of camera
3. Wide of Patarachoke speaking
4. SOUNDBITE (Thai) Kanchana Patarachoke, Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson:
"As of now, eight people have been injured, same as we announced before, and they are receiving treatment in a hospital. Those who are not in the hospital were slightly injured. About the hostage situation, the number we have now stands at 11. About those killed, the embassy told us that reports from employers have increased. In total, 12 people were killed based on reports that the embassy got from employers."
5. Close of phone recording conference
6. SOUNDBITE (Thai) Kanchana Patarachoke, Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson:
"About efforts to evacuate Thai people and civilians in the area, we were informed by the Israeli authorities that the Israel military has started to evacuate Thai nationals from high-risk areas to safe areas. There are many places they have been moved to."
7. Mid of reporters
8. SOUNDBITE (Thai) Kanchana Patarachoke, Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson:
"About evacuations back to Thailand. Yesterday, at a meeting of the Emergency Coordination Centre in the afternoon at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, chaired by deputy prime minister Phumtham who's now acting prime minister, there was a discussion about using the Air Force's planes for the evacuation mission. Now, we are in a stage of preparation, so when the situation allows us to go to bring them back, we can do so smoothly and quickly."
9. Wide of Patarachoke
STORYLINE:
Twelve Thai nationals have been killed and 11 taken hostage following the surprise attack by Hamas on Saturday, Thailand's Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

Speaking to reporters in Bangkok, the ministry's spokesperson, Kanchana Patarachoke, said the latest reports confirmed eight people had been injured and were receiving hospital treatment.

"About the hostage situation, the number we have now stands at 11," Patarachoke said.

"In total, 12 people were killed based on reports that the embassy got from employers," she added.

The Israeli military estimated 1,000 Hamas fighters took part in Saturday's initial incursion.

The gunmen rampaged for hours, gunning down civilians and snatching people in towns, along highways and at a techno music festival attended by thousands in the desert.

In response, Israel hit more than 800 targets in Gaza so far, its military said, including airstrikes that leveled much of the town of Beit Hanoun in the enclave’s northeast corner.

Patarachoke elaborated on evacuation plans, saying that the Israel military was evacuating Thai nationals "from high-risk areas to safe areas".

She added that at a meeting of the Emergency Coordination Centre at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday, plans to use Thai Air Force planes were put forward.

"Now, we are in a stage of preparation, so when the situation allows us to go to bring them back, we can do so smoothly and quickly," she said.

AP video shot by: Tian Macleod Ji

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