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Five Thai hostages were released from the hospital and greeted warmly by family and friends.

Pongsak Thaenna, Sathian Suwannakham, Watchara Sriaoun, Bannawat Saethao and Surasak Lamnao were released after nearly 500 days in captivity last Thursday, with one Thai hostage still unaccounted for.

The former hostages were working on kibbutzim in Southern Israel before being captured by terrorists.