Exclusive: Vetoon Phoome, 33, was taken hostage on 7 October while he was in Israel working on a farm. His sister tells of her happiness at his release
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Rungarun Wichangern was lying on her bed, staring at her phone and hoping desperately for news, when she spotted the photo. An image had been shared on Facebook, showing 10 Thai workers who had been held hostage in Gaza for seven weeks, finally being driven to safety.
She felt sure her younger brother, 33-year-old Vetoon Phoome, who had been working on a farm close to Gaza, and was abducted on 7 October, was among those freed.
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