The mother of a Thai farm worker held hostage in Gaza has said she hoped he would be home soon, as Israel and Hamas prepared to carry out their third hostage-prisoner exchange, AFP reports.
“I am nervous and hope it will be (my son),” Wiwwaeo Sriaoun, told AFP by phone. Her son Watchara Sriaoun is among the six remaining Thai hostages held in Gaza.
When announcing the latest detainee exchange late on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office did not say which of the six Thais would be freed.
“We told him to come back because we were worried,” his mother told AFP. Watchara’s aunt Ratana Sriaoun said the family was waiting for official confirmation of the release.
“I keep praying for him,” she told AFP.
“Brothers and sisters at home are very happy and excited, but we have been disappointed many times,” she added.
