{"id":25997,"date":"2025-06-08T01:00:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T22:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=25997"},"modified":"2025-06-07T23:53:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T20:53:53","slug":"thai-hostage-netpong-pinta-laid-to-rest-after-remains-recovered-from-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/thai-hostage-netpong-pinta-laid-to-rest-after-remains-recovered-from-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Thai Hostage Laid To Rest After Remains Recovered From Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a special operation conducted by the ISA and the IDF deep inside the Gaza Strip, the body of Netpong Pinta \u2014 a Thai national kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7 and murdered shortly afterward \u2014 was recovered and returned to Israel. According to the Prime Minister\u2019s Office, the abduction and execution were carried out by the terror group Kataeb al-Mujahideen at the onset of the war.<\/p>\n

Pinta\u2019s body was retrieved from the Rafah area by combined forces from the Gaza Division, Oketz Unit, Yahalom, and additional specialized units. As in the previous mission to recover the remains of Gadi and Judy Weinstein z\u201dl, the operation was enabled by critical intelligence obtained during the ISA\u2019s interrogation of a captured terrorist, who provided information on the burial location. Following the recovery and forensic examination, Pinta\u2019s identity was confirmed and his remains were brought back to Israel.<\/p>\n

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Thai hostages who were released alive from captivity | Photo: Thai Embassy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Closure After 20 Months<\/strong>
Born in 1988, Netpong Pinta was married and the father of one child. He worked in agriculture at Nir Oz and was kidnapped alive during the October 7 terror assault on the kibbutz. The complex and precise rescue operation was made possible through close coordination between the IDF, the ISA, and additional Israeli intelligence services.<\/p>\n

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President of Israel and Thai Ambassador, archive | Photo: Yossi Zamir<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa\u2019ar briefed his Thai counterpart, Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa, on the details of the operation. A state ceremony is planned to take place at Ben Gurion Airport before Pinta\u2019s remains are flown back to Thailand. The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that its consular division will assist with the transfer, and that Israeli Ambassador Orna Sagiv will lay a wreath on behalf of the State of Israel upon the casket\u2019s arrival in Thailand.<\/p>\n

Hostages and Missing Families Forum: “Certainty is a basic human right”<\/strong>
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum issued a statement: \u201cThe families of the hostages embrace Netpong\u2019s family. His return is the fulfillment of a moral duty that allows for closure. After 20 horrific months \u2014 there is finally certainty.\u201d The forum reiterated its call for the return of all remaining hostages, both living and deceased: \u201cThis war cannot end in victory without the return of all 55 hostages still in Gaza.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A military operation retrieved the body of Netpong Pinta held captive in Gaza. 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