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The Department of Foreign Affairs on Thursday put Gaza under crisis alert level 3, which calls for voluntary repatriation of Filipinos there, as heavy Israeli bombardments continued to hit the Palestinian enclave.
In response, Israel pounded Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, a densely populated enclave of 2.3 million people. In a radio interview, De Vega said there was no way in and no way out of Gaza. The Palestinian enclave, he said, has no water and no electricity. In Gaza, officials reported more than 1,000 people have been killed in Israel’s sustained campaign of air and artillery strikes.
Cacdac said the Filipinos would be given immediate assistance and that the government is now preparing flights for their repatriation.Cadac said repatriation from Israel would happen “soon.”
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