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Iran says it helped broker release of Thais held in Gaza

An image grab from a handout video released by the Hamas Media Office shows members of its Al-Qassam Brigades leading hostages over to officials from the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza on 24 November 2023. AFP - ALEX MITA

Iran said Saturday it helped broker the surprise release of Thai nationals who had been held by Palestinian militants in war-ravaged Gaza since their shock attack on Israel last month.

"The issue of Thai prisoners was jointly pursued by the Islamic Republic of Iran and Qatar," Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani told the official IRNA news agency.

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