Israeli tourist data from 2025 misrepresented as mass exodus to Thailand
29.03.2026
After a joint US-Israeli strike on Iran in late February triggered a war in the Middle East, social media posts falsely claimed that more than 420,000 Israelis had fled the conflict to Thailand. But a Thai immigration officer told AFP the figure represented total visitor entries from Israel in 2025. As of the end of March, officials estimate that 30,000 Israeli nationals were in Thailand.