Al-Marsad newspaper: The Israeli government announced, on Wednesday, that more than half of the hostages, an estimated 220 hostages held by Hamas, hold foreign passports from 25 different countries, including 54 Thai citizens.
Israel said that 138 of the hostages held foreign passports, including 15 from Argentina, 12 from Germany, 12 Americans, 6 French, and 6 Russians.
Many of them are believed to have dual Israeli citizenship, but some, such as the two Thais and five Nepalese hostages, almost certainly do not hold Israeli citizenship. There is also a Chinese hostage, a Sri Lankan hostage, two from Tanzania, and two from the Philippines.
The country that suffered the most casualties
Thais also constitute the largest group of dead or missing foreigners, with 24 confirmed dead and 21 missing.
Thailand is one of the largest sources of migrant workers in Israel, with about 30,000 people working in the agricultural sector, according to government data.
Other foreign countries that suffered heavy losses included the United States, with 34 killed and 5 missing, Ukraine, with 25 killed, and two missing, France, with 23 killed, and one missing, Russia, with 23 killed, and 4 missing. 5 Chinese citizens were killed, and another was missing, while 5 from Nepal were killed, and the same number were missing.
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2023-10-25 20:29:39
