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From 9,025 kilometers away to the Gaza Strip, where 131 Filipinos have been accounted for by the Philippine government, we watch developments with bated breath, hoping our countrymen would be able to cross soon enough the Rafah crossing.
The crossing is the only border Gaza has which is not directly administered by Israel and is vital to the survival of Gazans. Since 2007, Israel has imposed a blockade – over land, sea and air – and an embargo on the Gaza Strip. De Vega added of the 131 Filipinos in Gaza, only around half are from the Philippines. The rest are their children with their Palestinian spouses.
But the Filipinos at the border are waiting for the international go-ahead to cross into Egypt where they will be met by Philippine government officials who will process their repatriation papers.
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