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Thai police on lookout for targeted attack against Israelis at island party

The 'Full Moon' island party is an Israeli favorite, and this year is no exception, but Thai police have received specific reports about a targeted threat against Israeli tourists by an Iranian operative; National Security Council recommends avoiding the party this year and warns against visiting Chabad houses in the country

Itamar Eichner | 11.12.24

Mossad confirms concrete intel of plot to attack Israelis in Ko Pha Ngan Full Moon party

Thai police bolsters forces in island amid reports of planned attack during Full Moon party, a favorite of visiting Israelis; security council issues travel warning, calls to avoid Israeli markings and crowded gatherings throughout Thailand

Itamar Eichner | 11.12.24

תייר ישראלי רכב על אופנוע בחוף הים בתאילנד

Thai authorities fine Israeli tourist after online clip of beach bike joy ride

Thai police fine Israeli tourist 5,000 baht ($140) after video showed him riding motorcycle along Phuket beach; questioned by police, he falsely claims riding on beaches allowed in Israel—claim authorities rejected

Itamar Eichner | 11.07.24

Israelis survive flood in Thailand: 'They woke us with shouts, everything was flooded'

Hotel manager in the town of Pai wakes Israeli tourists in the middle of the night due to incoming floods; Israeli couple caught in hostilities in Ethiopia rescued by extraction team

Itamar Eichner | 09.25.24

'I grabbed it by the head, but it wouldn't release me' Thai woman trapped by python says

Snake attacks a woman in her kitchen coiling itself around her body and holding her captive for hours before a neighbor calls police and the struggle to release her begins

Associated Press | 09.19.24

Connection flights to NY, Thailand break El Al's monopoly

El Al remains the only airline operating flights to two of the most popular destinations in both the East and West, however, to find reasonably priced flights, travelers will need to make a stopover

Iris Lifshitz Klieger | 09.06.24

Tourists walk past a tractor used to clear an area after thirteen people, including a Russian couple, died in a mudslide on the Thai resort island of Phuket, Thailand, August 25, 2024

Deadly landslide in Phuket kills at least 13 people

Natural disaster affects 30,807 households in 62 districts and causes severe damage to homes and luxury villas

Ynetnews | 08.26.24

Out of 115 hostages in Gaza, 11 of them are foreign nationals

The foreign hostages in Gaza are students and workers who came to Israel to improve their lives in their home countries; These are hostages who were kidnapped just for being in Israel on October 7

Yael Ciechanover | 08.16.24

Thailand considers lifting 52-year-old afternoon alcohol sales ban

Thai government mulls scrapping prohobition on alcohol sales from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. to support struggling tourism industry

Ynetnews | 07.04.24

Number of Thai workers in Israel rises past October 7 record

Back in droves: After 10,000 workers from Thailand left Israel at the start of the war, current data shows numbers steadily increasing and crossing the 35,000 mark

Itamar Eichner | 06.10.24

Thailand doubles time allowed in county on tourist visas for Israelis

Favored holiday destination now to allow Israeli tourists to stay 60 days after the previous visa expires after 30 days; move seen as an effort to expand thriving tourism sector bringing in billions in revenue

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 05.30.24

נדב קרוננפלד נפצע מדג אבנון בעת חופשה בתאילנג

Israeli hurt after stepping on poisonous fish in Thailand

Yuval Kronenfeld, a discharged IDF soldier on a post-service holiday says he was rushed to the hospital and treated within seconds, as locals are familiar with such incidents

Eitan Gefen | 05.27.24

Thai couple abducted on October 7 get married in Thailand

Nutthawaree Munkan and Boonthom Pankhong exchange vows in a private wedding ceremony in their home country and say they wish to return to Israel, but not near the Gaza border; 'Hard to understand how the remaining hostages will survive'

Itamar Eichner | 03.31.24

Thailand deports anti-Putin band to Israel instead of Russia

Foreign Ministry and Israeli Embassy in Thailand intervene so 4 Israeli anti-Putin band members detained in Bangkok will be deported to Israel; The 7 members of Bi-2 rock band were arrested for unlicensed performance and Israel feared its citizens would be extradited to Russia

Itamar Eichner | 01.29.24

Israel intervenes to stop Anti-Putin band's deportation from Thailand to Russia

Bi-2 band vocal in opposition to Putin, includes four Israeli members, arrested for unlicensed performance, released and detained again upon request from Moscow

Itamar Eichner | 01.29.24