[1/3] Noopar Pansa-ard, 63, prays for her son, Somkuan Pansa-ard, 39, a Thai labour who was killed in Israel in the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at a temple in Kalasin province, Thailand, October 11, 2023.
"I told him - don't talk like that ... My heart will shatter if you don't return," Noopar said.
A day later, her son Somkuan Pansa-ard, 39, was killed during an attack by Hamas militants on Israel, where he had gone to work in a fruit plantation to send money back to help his family repay a loan.
It was not clear where in Israel Somkuan had been killed.
So far, 20 Thai nationals have been killed and 14 taken hostage in the conflict, the Thai foreign ministry says.
Persons:
Somkuan, Thomas Suen, Noopar Pansa, Noopar, Somkuan Pansa, Israel Somkuan, Khraboan Pansa, Khraboan, Chayut Setboonsarng, Miral
Organizations:
ard, Hamas, REUTERS, Thomson
Locations:
Thai, Israel, Palestinian, Kalasin province, Thailand, Somkuan's