4 Thais killed in Israel by rocket hit from Lebanon

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BANGKOK — Four Thais were killed in northern Israel by rocket fire from Lebanon, Thailand’s foreign minister said Friday. Maris Sangiampongsa, in a post on social media platform X, said he was “deeply saddened” by the deaths close to the town of Metula on Thursday, adding another Thai citizen was injured.

The head of the regional council in Metula said late Thursday that five people had been killed in the rocket strike from Lebanon, one local farmer and four foreign farm workers. About 30,000 Thai nationals live in Israel, where salaries are much higher than in the Southeast Asian kingdom.

Thai nationals in Israel have been particularly hard hit since the start of the war with Hamas, with at least 39 killed as a result of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel. More than two dozen were believed to have been captured by militants, and 23 were released during a brief November truce.

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