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.

The Israeli military has retrieved the body of a Thai hostage who had been held in Gaza since Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Saturday, as further Israeli airstrikes killed 15 people according to local medics.

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.