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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday said he is hopeful that Filipinos who are trying to leave war-torn Gaza will be able to do so by Saturday, as the Israeli government has promised safe passage for civilians.
“It looks like we are the ones there first because the presence of Filipinos in the area is much higher than the others,” President Marcos said. The Department of Foreign Affairs said it was confident, too, that the remaining Filipinos stranded in Gaza would be allowed to cross at Rafah and enter Egypt “within a few days.”
De Vega said the DFA also included the names of 19 Filipinos who refused to be repatriated from Gaza—as well as their Palestinian spouses—in the list that it submitted to the authorities. In a post on X, Herzog said he sat down with Laylo and envoys of Thailand, Tanzania, and Nepal, which are among the countries whose citizens were killed when Hamas launched a surprise attack on the Jewish state on Oct. 7.
Some of the victims were also exchange students as well as workers providing care for the Israeli elderly and those with special needs, he said.Thailand reported that 20 of its citizens were killed while 14 were taken captive. Nepal said 10 of its nationals died. Some of them survived, but some were also killed, including one of the four Filipinos who were confirmed dead during the assault.
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