Jerusalem, 4 December, 2025 (TPS-IL) — Israel’s National Center for Forensic Medicine confirmed on Thursday morning that the body returned by Hamas the previous day was Sudthisak Rinthalak, a Thai agricultural worker, the Israel Defense Forces announced.
Rinthalak, 42, was murdered by Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in the orchards of Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7, 2023, and his body taken to Gaza.
Israel determined his death in May 2024 based on intelligence.
Sudthisak is survived by his parents, Thong Ma and Orn, and his older brother, Thepporn. He was previously divorced, and had no children.
Around 1,200 people were killed, and 252 Israelis and foreigners were taken captive by Hamas during the October 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel. The body of Israeli Police Master Sgt. Ran Gvili is the last remaining in Gaza.
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