Embassy shelter for workers closes in Tel Aviv after registration drops
The Royal Thai Embassy in Tel Aviv announced on Saturday that it has shut down its shelter in which Thai workers waited for a flight back home amid the Hamas-Israel war that broke out near the Gaza Strip earlier last month.
The Embassy’s shelter was opened on October 15 and has so far organised 35 flights to bring Thais back home, said the Embassy via its Facebook @thaiembassytelaviv.
“In the past two days, the number of Thais registering to use the shelter has dropped significantly,” said the announcement. “The centre therefore was shut down on Saturday after the last repatriation flight left Tel Aviv on Friday (November 3).
“With the closure of the shelter, the government will continue the repatriation mission for Thais in Israel,” noted the Facebook post.
It added that after returning home due to the war, Thai workers could bring travel evidence to the provincial labour office in their hometown to receive a refund.
Those who need assistance can reach the Embassy at tel. 053-245-2826, 055-271-2201, 050-443-8094, 053-5574115 or via e-mail: [email protected]. In an emergency, please contact tel. 054-636-8150.
To date, 26 Thai nationals have been killed in the war, with four persons still hospitalised in Israel and 23 persons confirmed to having been taken hostage by Hamas.
Some 7,831 Thais have been flown back home on repatriation flights organised by the government and participating airlines.
