In Thailand, the distant vigil for hostages ends with happy tears
Vilas Thanna, the father of Ponsak Thanna, a Thai fruit farmer who was held hostage to Gaza, barely managed to eliminate the words while digesting the news of the release of his son after 15 months of captivity."When we are happy, we cry," he said. “When we are sad, we also cry. But these are happy tears. "Mr. Ponsak was among the five Thai hostages that were released on Thursday. Working in the farms in often dangerous parts of Israel, the Thai agricultural hands suffered a strong tribute in the attacks led by Hamas of 7 October 2023. At least 39 were killed and at least 31 were taken hostage, according to a previous counting of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Thai.In November 2023, 23 of these hostages were released. Two others died in captivity, said the Thai foreign ministry last May. ...