The body of Nattapong Pinta, a Thai farmworker abducted throughout the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, was recuperated by Israeli forces in southern Gaza, the military revealed Saturday. Pinta, who was abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz by members of the Mujahideen Brigades, was discovered throughout a joint operation of the Shin Bet and the Israeli armed force, utilizing intelligence from a caught operative.
The Israeli military thinks that Pinta was eliminated in the very first months of the war. His death had actually not formerly been validated.
Pinta had actually pertained to Israel to operate in farming and send out cash home to his other half and young boy in Thailand. On the early morning of the attack, Pinta called his other half in Thailand and informed her he was ranging from shooting. He was amongst 31 Thai nationals abducted throughout the attack; 28 were later on launched.
The Mujahideen Brigades, a smaller sized armed group lined up with Hamas, was likewise accountable for the killing of Israeli captives Shiri Bibas and her 2 kids, in addition to Gadi Haggai and Judih Weinstein, whose bodies were discovered previously today. According to the IDF, the group is still holding the body of another foreign nationwide.
Nir Oz, where Pinta worked, lost 47 homeowners, and more than 70 others were hijacked. Just 4 captives from the kibbutz are thought to be alive.
In overall, 55 captives stay in Gaza.