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The Philippine Embassy in Lebanon called on Filipinos in Lebanon to leave immediately while the airport remains operational amid rising tensions between Hezbollah and Israel.
The department issued the urgent call as the situation in Lebanon got more intense amid “indications of an imminent attack by Israel on Hezbollah positions,” Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Migration Affairs Eduardo Jose de Vega said on Saturday.A total of 738 Filipino nationals earlier requested repatriation but 45 of them still have papers pending with immigration.
“In effect, the Embassy is saying that conditions in Beirut may look safe, but you never know. So, you should leave while you still can. Other countries are making similar calls to their citizens.” Lebanon’s health ministry said an Israeli air strike on Saturday in southern Lebanon killed 10 Syrians, as the Israeli military reported hitting weapons stores of the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement.
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