Thailand ’s Foreign Ministry has affirmed that Thai workers have
been relocated to safer areas away from the war-torn Gaza Strip
following the death of a Thai worker.
Thai nationals have been
moved to temporarily work at safer locations and many have been asked to
stop working in the area adjacent to Gaza .
116 Thai
nationals have been requested to move away from Gaza , but so far,
only 82 of them were brought far from the conflict zones.
The
Israeli authorities have been asked to help relocate Thai workers 10 to
20 kilometers away from the Gaza Strip to ensure their safety.
The
conflict has, so far, claimed 1,330 Palestinians, who are mostly
civilians, after 23 days of fighting. The Israeli death toll meanwhile
stands at 59.
In another move, t he Foreign
Ministry has opened a Help Centre for Thais in Libya, and has relocated
them to safer areas before their flight home.-VNA