Israel authorities have agreed to allow Filipinos in Gaza to leave the besieged territory through the Rafah border crossing to Egypt, President Marcos said yesterday.
Residents inspect the damage to their building in the southern city of Ashkelon on October 9, 2023, after it was hit during the night by a rocket from the Gaza Strip.MANILA, Philippines —
The Rafah crossing is controlled by Egypt. It is the only border exit in Gaza not controlled by Israel. It was recognized in the 1979 Egypt-Israel peace treaty. “Of course, they don’t want to leave their husbands, they don’t want to leave their children. So, these are the problems that we are facing,” Marcos said.
“We’re talking only about Filipinos. And we said that we will facilitate their exit today and tomorrow,” he told reporters at an online briefing yesterday. “Certainly from the Israeli point of view, we will do everything we can in order to facilitate the safe exit of the Filipinos from Gaza,” Fluss maintained, noting that Israel is also taking steps to safeguard Filipinos living in Israel, “same as we do to our own citizens.”
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