Body of Thai citizen Sudthisak Rinthalak returned to Israel

(JNS) — Israeli authorities on Thursday morning confirmed that the remains recovered from Hamas in the Gaza Strip the previous evening belong to murdered Thai national Sudthisak Rinthalak, whose body had been held captive since the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre.

Authorities informed Suthdisak’s family that arrangements for returning his body to Thailand for burial will be made in coordination with the Thai Embassy in Israel.

“The Israeli government shares the deep sorrow of the Rinthalak family, the Thai people and all the families of the slain abductees,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office s...