There are 24 Filipino families in the besieged Palestinian territory who want to come to the Philippines
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There are 136 Filipinos in the Palestinian territory. Most of them – around two-thirds, according to De Vega – are Palestinian-Filipinos who were born, or at least grew up, in Gaza. Most of them trace their heritage to Filipinas who married Palestinians and moved to Gaza. Of the 134 Filipinos remaining in Gaza, 19 remain unsure about repatriation, including a Filipino nun from the Missionaries of Charity who has refused to flee Gaza City, despite warnings of the Israeli defense forces.
As of November 2, no other Filipino national aside from the two Médecins Sans Frontières doctors have been able to leave Gaza. The desire to return to Gaza – currently besieged by Israel and blockaded by the same country since 2007 – should not be surprising if one reads up on the decades-long struggle of Palestinians.
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