The body of a Thai hostage, Nattapong Pinta, who was abducted alive during the October 7 attacks was recovered from southern Gaza in a military operation on Friday, according to a statement from the Israeli military and the Shin Bet security service.

Israel has recovered the body of a Thai hostage, Nattapong Pinta, who was kidnapped into Gaza on October 7, 2023. This follows the retrieval of two Israeli-American hostages’ bodies and further casualties in Gaza as Israeli military operations continue.

The Israeli military has retrieved the body of a Thai hostage who had been held in Gaza since Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Saturday.Nattapong Pinta's body was held by a Palestinian militant group called the Mujahedeen Brigades,