The Philippine embassy in Jordan has reestablished contact with over two-thirds of the Filipino nationals still stuck in Gaza, after Israeli forces cut off telecommunications
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In a text message on Monday, October 30, Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega, quoting the Philippines’ Ambassador to Jordan Fred Santos, said the embassy had been able to contact at least 87 Filipinos, including 57 at the Rafah crossing, or the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. At least 49 Filipino nationals living in Gaza have yet to be reached, added De Vega.
International organizations such as Oxfam have raised alarm over the lack of food, water, and other essentials for people still trapped in Gaza. In contrast, less than the daily average has been able to enter through the Rafah crossing thus far, weeks after the war first broke out. Lack of access to clean drinking water and sanitation leaves the already vulnerable population even more prone to disease.
Thousands of foreign nationals, including the 136 Filipinos, have been unable to leave despite calls for a humanitarian corridor and a United Nations resolution calling for an “immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce” between Israel and the militant Hamas, which is believed to be headquartered in Gaza.
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