October 7 · Personal story
Sudthisak Rinthalak
Abducted
October 7, 2023
Abduction location
Kibbutz Be’eri, Israel
Current outcome
Returned for burial · December 3, 2025
Sudthisak’s body was returned from Gaza to Israel on December 3, 2025; Thai authorities received it in Bangkok on December 10.
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Life before
Sudthisak grew up in Nong Khai’s Isan region and had worked in Israel’s agricultural sector since 2017. After separating from his partner, he returned to live with his parents and became the family’s main provider; his older sister Ratda lived nearby.
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Abduction
Sudthisak was working in fields around Kibbutz Be’eri when gunmen attacked on October 7, 2023. His family was told in May 2024 that he had been killed that day and his body taken to Gaza.
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Captivity
His parents and sister described the long wait without his body. His mother On recalled their last conversation, about ten days before October 7. They had asked him to visit Thailand because they had not seen him in years; he wanted to save a little more money before returning home permanently.
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Return
Times of Israel reported that Sudthisak’s body was returned from Gaza to Israel on December 3, 2025. Thailand’s Foreign Ministry said on December 4 it had received that news and notified his family. The ministry documented his arrival in Thailand and an airport memorial on December 10.
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Aftermath
His body arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport from Israel on December 10, 2025. After a memorial ceremony, Thai officials took it to Nong Khai for his family’s religious rites and funeral.