The number of Filipinos confirmed killed in the Hamas attacks in Israel has risen to three, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs as President Marcos ordered concerned government agencies yesterday to explore all exit options for Filipinos willing to be repatriated from the blockaded Gaza Strip.
MANILA, Philippines — The number of Filipinos confirmed killed in the Hamas attacks in Israel has risen to three, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs , as President Marcos ordered concerned government agencies yesterday to explore all exit options for Filipinos willing to be repatriated from the blockaded Gaza Strip.
More than 200 people were killed at the music festival, usually held during the Sukkot, an Israeli holiday. The two other Filipino casualties were 36-year-old Angelyn Aguirre of Pangasinan and 42-year-old Paul Vincent Castelvi from Pampanga.“However, it doesn’t mean that there is no hope because as we said before, there were a lot more missing a week ago – now the are getting fewer. So possibly, these three will still show up, we hope,” he said partly in Filipino.
De Vega said once a humanitarian corridor opens, the Philippine embassy in Cairo would send a team to the border to fly all 92 Filipinos from Egypt to the Philippines. He said Indonesia has offered assistance to help Filipinos who want to leave the West Bank, which is on the east of Israel and borders Jordan.
“The situation in Israel is not a big problem if it refers to the evacuation of nationals because the situation there is more stable and we’re ready to repatriate them and we don’t expect big numbers,” he said. “These tragic events remind us of the dangers our fellow Filipinos face even as they seek opportunities abroad. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims during this difficult time,” the Speaker said.
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