Key mediator Qatar set announce numbers of hostages and prisoners to be freed on Saturday in second swap since four-day ceasefire came into effect
Rungarun Wichangern was lying on her bed, staring at her phone and hoping desperately for news, when she spotted the photo. An image had been shared on Facebook showing 10 Thai workers, who had been held hostage in Gaza for seven weeks, finally being driven to safety.
She felt sure her younger brother, 33-year-old Vetoon Phoome, who had been working on a farm close to Gaza and was abducted on 7 October, was among those freed.
My hand was shivering. I had hope again.
It’s only a start, but so far it’s gone well.
