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As the conflict between Israel and the group Hezbollah continues to rage in Lebanon, Israel Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss said Filipinos are free to leave the area, saying he wants them to be safe."We are not preventing also the evacuation of Filipinos from Lebanon, certainly not. Filipinos are not part of this war. We are not targeting them. We want to see them safe," Fluss said in an exclusive interview with GMA Integrated News' Pia Arcangel aired on "24 Oras.
"We have to make sure that there will not be a Hamas or terror organization preparing for another attack against the state of Israel," he added.During the interview, it was recalled that Fluss had acknowledged pressures from the international community on Israel's action. He was also reminded of the United Nations Secretary General's condemnation of the "collective punishment" of the Palestinian people.
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