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The deadly uprising by Palestinian Hamas militants against Israel a continent away has hit home here as Thai nationals from this Buddhist-majority country made up an unexpectedly large percentage of the foreign nationals killed or captured in the fighting so far.
The families of Thai labourers held hostage by Hamas spoke Tuesday of their fears for their safety, after the Palestinian militant group threatened to kill civilian captives in its war with Israel.Hamas dragged off around 150 people as hostages in its attack, and has said it will kill them one by one if Israel continues to hit Gaza with air strikes.