A handful of Filipinos in Israel were unaccounted for on Monday after Hamas attacked from the Gaza Strip, an official said.
MANILA — A "handful" of Filipinos in Israel were "unaccounted for" on Monday after Hamas launched an attack from the Gaza Strip, a Department of Foreign Affairs official said.
"Pero ang hindi natin matiyak, mayroong mga unaccounted for. There are a handful of Filipinos unaccounted for sa south, less than 10, mga 5 o 6," he told TeleRadyo Serbisyo. About 2,000 Filipinos marked themselves safe in online survey by the Department of Migrant Workers , said its officer-in-charge Undersecretary Hans Leo Cacdac. "We are continuing to account for OFWs, whether or not they are safe. ‘Pag hindi safe, tinutulungan natin.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has steeled his shocked nation for what he called a long war ahead, with tens of thousands of Israeli forces already deployed to battle holdout Hamas forces and prepare a possible Gaza ground offensive. Using motorbikes, pickup trucks, motorized gliders and speed boats, the militants streamed into Israeli urban areas including Ashkelon, Sderot and Ofakim, which is about 22 kilometers from Gaza.
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