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| Thai ex-hostage in Gaza recounts return from dark depths of captivity |
| 2024-04-14 |
| [BenarNews] Gong Saelao was one of 23 Thais released from Gaza after being abducted by Hamas militants on Oct. 7. As the sound of gunfire and explosions grew closer, Thai farm laborer Gong Saelao took refuge in his bedroom at a camp in southern Israel on Oct. 7 last year. Not long after, he recalled, he was detained by a group of gun-wielding men who blindfolded him, chained his wrists and ankles, and dragged him into the Gaza Strip. So began nearly two months in captivity during which he suffered physical and mental abuse but was also treated to acts of kindness by his captors from the Hamas militant group, he said. |
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