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Source: https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/hamas-killed-thai-nationals-deliberately/

Hamas Killed Thai Nationals Deliberately

(Times of Israel) Krit Saetae - Among all the casualties Hamas brought upon foreign nationals, Thai workers suffered the highest number of casualties in this war. One of the Thai survivors recounted his near-death experience on Oct. 7. In the morning, four armed Hamas militants stormed the labor camp, indiscriminately gunning down every Thai worker in sight. He managed to hide inside a bunker, narrowly escaping the same fate. In the afternoon, Hamas fighters regrouped around the labor camp. They setting fire to the room where he was hiding. He held his breath for over 20 minutes, but as the smoke thickened, he could no longer endure it. Desperate, he broke down the door and ran into the nearby forest. Miraculously, by then, Hamas had already left. Another survivor, who found himself in a similar situation, described how Hamas meticulously raided each labor camp, slaughtering every unarmed worker they encountered. Those who did not die from gunfire were executed with knives in gruesome beheadings. According to Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 44 Thais were killed during Hamas's murderous attack on Oct. 7.

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