7 journalist organizations from Southeast Asia have issued a joint statement condemning the killing of journalists and other civilians in Gaza and call on the international community to demand an immediate stop to all use of force.

Since the latest crisis between Palestine and Israel started on 7 October 2023, questions have been raised about what impact the situation in the Middle East might have on Thailand's Deep South. Hara Shintaro writes about the reaction of the insurgent group BRN and other locals to the crisis, noting that it is unlikely the crisis in Palestine will affect the situation in Thailand's Deep South.

130 Thai migrant workers in Israel have arrived at Don Mueang International Airport by a Royal Thai Air Force plane, while the Foreign Minister has reported increased numbers for Thais killed or taken hostage.

<div> <p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-31b7ac1f-5184-f630-0439-480a76b17513">The Israeli Ambassador to Thailand on Thursday harshly criticized Rungkun Ktiyakara, who shares Queen Sirikit’s former family name, for his anti-Semitic Facebook statement which denied the holocaust.</span></p> </div>

<p>(Jerusalem, January 21, 2015) – Thai agricultural workers in&nbsp;<a href="http://hrw.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8%2c43A1-%3eLCE593719%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=4432086&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=70640&amp;Action=Follow+Link">Israel</a>&nbsp;face serious labor rights abuses because Israeli authorities are failing to enforce their own laws, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.</p>