12 Thais killed in Israel-Gaza violence

Twelve Thais have been killed in the conflict between Israel and Hamas militants, the kingdom's government said Monday. Thailand prepared a plan to evacuate its citizens.

Foreign ministry spokeswoman said the Thai embassy in Israel learned of the deaths from the victims' employers and Thai air force planes were on standby to fly citizens home, though the date and other details of any evacuation were still being worked on.

There are around 30,000 Thai workers in Israel, according to Bangkok's labour ministry, many of them working in agriculture.More than 1,100 people have been killed in the conflict in Israel and Gaza.