Iran facilitated Friday’s release of 10 Thai hostages from Gaza, providing a list of names to Hamas after a request to do so by Thailand’s Foreign Ministry and parliamentary speaker, Iran’s embassy in Thailand said on social media, Reuters reports.
“This request was accepted by Hamas and 10 Thai hostages were released after the ceasefire,” it said.
A Thai foreign ministry spokesperson told Reuters that: “we have provided lists since the beginning to everyone,” including Qatar, Egypt, Israel and Iran. “Different actors would have different influence on Hamas,” the spokesperson added.
A group of Thai Muslim politicians had travelled to Tehran and met senior Hamas officials in October.
