'We'll bring him home': Thai family's long wait for Gaza hostage to end
For months, the family waited through multiple hostage releases, hoping Sudthisak would be among those freed alive. Each time brought disappointment.
On Rinthalak, 80, mother of deceased Thai hostage Sudthisak Rinthalak, who was kidnapped to Gaza in the deadly October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas, sits next to his pictures at their house in Nong Khai province, Thailand, December 5, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/Thomas Suen)ByREUTERS