Israeli and Thai officials said Thursday that remains handed over to Israel by militants in Gaza had been identified as the last Thai hostage taken during the Hamas-led, Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack that sparked the war.

The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it was notified by Israeli authorities that the remains of a hostage returned on Wednesday were identified as Sudhisak Rinthalak, a Thai national who was an agricultural worker on a kibbutz.

The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed in a statement that Rinthalak's remains were identified by Israel's National Institute of Forensic Medicine.

Nikorndej Balankura, the Thai ministry's spokesperson, said Sudhisak's family had been notified. He added that Sudhisak was killed on the day of the Oct. 7 attack, an

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