At least 1,829 people have been killed in Lebanon since Israel began an air campaign targeting Hezbollah

Four Thai nationals killed near Israel-Lebanon border

01 Nov 2024, 05:22 · RTE.ie

Four Thai nationals were killed and one was injured by rocket fire near the town of Metula, close to the border between Lebanon and Israel, Thai Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa posted on the social media platform X.

Last year, 41 Thais were among the 1,200 people killed when Hamas militants launched an attack across Israeli borders,according to Israeli authorities.

Thirty Thai nationals were abducted during the 7 October 2023 attack, and six are believed to still be in captivity, according to Thai authorities.

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike on the outskirts of the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbeck

The Israeli response to the attack has since laid waste to the Palestinian territory of Gaza and killed tens of thousands of people.

Israel has also launched attacks on Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Before the conflict, about 30,000 Thai nationals worked in Israel, mostly in the agriculture sector, making up one of the largest groups of migrant workers in Israel.

"Thailand continues to strongly urge all parties to return to the path of peace, in the name of the innocent civilians gravely impacted by this prolonged and deepening conflict," Thai foreign minister Maris said.

At least 1,829 people have been killed in Lebanon since Israel began an air campaign targeting Hezbollah strongholds on 23 September, according to a tally of Lebanese health ministry figures, though the real toll is likely higher.