Not all Filipinos who fled Gaza City want to return to the Philippines, with some saying they will look for somewhere else to stay in Gaza.
MANILA — All Filipinos in Gaza City have left the area, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday, adding all 131 Filipinos in the Gaza Strip are accounted for.
"Merong 23 na Pilipino — itong huling batch — na umalis sa Gaza City, ayon sa ating embassy," Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo De Vega said on TeleRadyo Serbisyo on Monday morning. "Meron nang 78 ang nasa border. Meron pang mga 30 na nasa ibang part ng southern Gaza. Wala nang panganib ang southern Gaza kumpara sa north," De Vega also said.
He said some are hesitant to leave because there is no guarantee that Israel or Egypt will allow their Palestinian spouses to cross the security border.
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