Nattapong Pinta was taken hostage and later killed by members of a small militant group in Gaza, the Israeli military said.

Israel says it has retrieved the body of a Thai hostage kidnapped into Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023. The Prime Minister’s office said that the body of Thai citizen Nattapong Pinta was returned to Israel in a special military operation.

Nattapong Pinta was captured alive and was likely killed during the first months of captivity, the Israeli military says.