MOSCOW, December 13 The Cabinet of Ministers of Thailand approved a budget of 750 million baht ($21 million) in compensation for Thai workers and their families caught in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, government spokesman Chai Watcharong said.
According to him, cited by the Thai newspaper Bangkok Post, the government has confirmed the allocation of funds in the amount of 750 million baht ($21 million) from the state budget to support 15 thousand Thai workers caught in the armed conflict between Israel and Palestine. Each of them will receive 50 thousand baht (1.4 thousand dollars).
As the publication notes, at the end of October, the Thai Cabinet of Ministers instructed the Ministry of Labor, in cooperation with relevant departments, to develop criteria for payments to its citizens. Thus, to date, four groups have been formed. The first included about 10 thousand people who returned after the beginning of the escalation of the Middle East conflict. The second included the families of 39 dead Thais. The third were 960 Thai workers who were in their homeland when the escalation began, but later left for Israel. The fourth included another 4.5 thousand people who plan to return to Israel.
Consequences of Israeli strikes on the south of the Gaza Strip
A new round of confrontation between Israel and Palestine began on October 7.
A new round of confrontation between Israel and Palestine began on October 7.
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According to the latest data, the number of victims in the Gaza Strip has exceeded 11 thousand.
According to the latest data, the number of victims in the Gaza Strip has exceeded 11 thousand.
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More than four thousand of them are children.
More than four thousand of them are children.
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In Israel, according to local authorities, more than 1.4 thousand people died.
In Israel , according to local authorities, more than 1.4 thousand people died.
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Among the victims were 20 Russians.
Among the victims were 20 Russians.
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Israel announced a full blockade of the Gaza Strip.
Israel announced a complete blockade of the Gaza Strip.
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The supply of water, food, electricity, medicine, fuel has been stopped.
The supply of water, food, electricity, medicine, fuel has been stopped.
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The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is related to the territorial interests of the parties.
The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is associated with the territorial interests of the parties.
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For many decades, it has been a source of tension and fighting in the region.
For many decades it has been a source of tension and fighting in the region.
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A UN decision with the active role of the USSR in 1947 determined the creation of two states — Israel and Palestine, but only the Israeli one was created.
The UN decision, with the active role of the USSR in 1947, determined the creation of two states — Israel and Palestine, but only the Israeli one was created.
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A new round of confrontation between Israel and Palestine began on October 7.
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According to the latest data, the number of victims in the Gaza Strip has exceeded 11 thousand.
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More than four thousand of them are children.
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In Israel, according to local authorities, more than 1.4 thousand died people.
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Among the victims were 20 Russians.
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Israel announced a complete blockade of the Gaza Strip.
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The supply of water, food, electricity, medicine, fuel has been stopped.
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The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is related to territorial interests of the parties.
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For many decades, it has been a source of tension and fighting in the region.
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The UN decision, with the active role of the USSR in 1947, determined the creation of two states — Israel and Palestine, but only Israeli.
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As the publication clarifies, the Thai authorities provide their citizens with professional retraining programs that help them find work in their homeland. To date, more than 860 Thais returning from Israel have expressed interest in taking the course.
There were more than 30 thousand Thai citizens in Israel at the start of the conflict, mostly working there as agricultural workers under a bilateral intergovernmental agreement. About 9,000 of them registered with the Thai embassy in Tel Aviv as wanting to evacuate Israel, but some subsequently decided to stay. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as of early November, the Thai Air Force and the Thai government involved in the evacuation of commercial airlines from Israel evacuated more than 8 thousand people, and more than a thousand Thai citizens left Israel on their own. The evacuation operation has currently been curtailed due to the fact that no new citizens wishing to evacuate have been registered at the Thai Embassy in Israel.
According to information at the beginning of December, a total of 23 freed Thai hostages have returned to their homeland. It is believed that eight more Thai citizens remain in the hands of Hamas.
On October 7, Israel was subjected to an unprecedented-scale rocket attack from the Gaza Strip as part of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, announced by the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement. After this, the organization’s fighters entered the border areas in southern Israel, where they opened fire on both military and civilians, and also took more than 200 hostages. In Israel, according to the latest data from the authorities, about 1.2 thousand people were killed, this number includes civilians, soldiers, foreign citizens and workers, and it was also reported that more than 5 thousand were injured. 
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In response, the Israel Defense Forces launched Operation Iron Swords against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Within a few days, the Israeli military took control of all populated areas near the border with Gaza and began carrying out air strikes on targets, including civilians, in the strip. Israel also announced a complete blockade of the Gaza Strip: the supply of water, food, electricity, medicine, and fuel was stopped.
The ground phase of the Israeli operation in the enclave began at the end of October. Gaza City was surrounded by Israeli ground forces, and the enclave was effectively divided into southern and northern parts.
The number of deaths in the Gaza Strip since the start of Israeli strikes has exceeded 18 thousand people, and more than 49 thousand have been injured. Hamas claimed that there were about 200-250 hostages in the Gaza Strip. After the end of the truce, Israeli authorities announced that 126 Israelis and 11 foreigners remained hostage with Hamas, and 110 abducted were released.
The Palestinian-Israeli conflict, related to the territorial interests of the parties, has been a source of tension and clashes in the region for many decades. A UN decision with the active role of the USSR in 1947 determined the creation of two states — Israel and Palestine, but only the Israeli one was created.