In a joint operation by the IDF and Shin Bet, the body of the late Natpong Pinta, a Thai citizen, was recovered on Saturday evening from the Rafah area in the Gaza Strip.
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Natpong Pinta was kidnapped alive by terrorists from the Kataeb al-Mujahideen terrorist organization from Kibbutz Nir Oz during the Simchat Torah massacre and murdered in captivity by terrorists from the cruel terrorist organization.
The rescue operation was carried out by a joint force of Shin Bet personnel and IDF forces in the Southern Command, led by the Gaza Division.
The operation was made possible thanks to accurate intelligence received from the Shin Bet's investigation of a terrorist, which led to the activity of locating and recovering the body, alongside intelligence received from the Kidnappers' Headquarters and the Intelligence Division.
After an identification process conducted at the National Center for Forensic Medicine, together with the Israel Police, the hostage team in the Human Resources Division, together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Coordinator of Captives and Missing Persons Gal Hirsch, delivered the message to the family, the State of Thailand, and the Nir Oz community.
The IDF and Shin Bet issued a statement expressing their condolences to the family.
The murderous terrorist organization Kata'ab al-Mujahideen kidnapped, held and murdered Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas, who were returned as part of the latest kidnapping deal, as well as the bodies of Gad Hagai and Judy Lynn Weinstein, who were rescued this week.
The terrorist organization Kata'ib al-Mujahideen murdered and is holding the body of another foreign citizen.
The IDF and Shin Bet say they will continue to use all means to recover him and all the abductees.
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