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Two Filipinos were killed following the attack of Hamas terrorists on Israel, while a third fatality is being confirmed, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday.
Mr. Marcos stressed that the Philippines will remain resolute in pursuing lasting peace in line with the United Nations resolutions and international laws. “There is a third possible death, and there’s a DNA testing going on, to check if it is in fact one of the Filipinos missing,” DFA Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega said in a virtual briefing.
“Last night in the most difficult phone call of my career, I spoke to the wife of the victims to inform her of this sad news and to convey our sympathies. I promised her that the Embassy will provide all the necessary assistance she needs,” Laylo said. Israel is home to at least 30,000 workers from the Philippines, most of them caregivers, while 167 Filipinos are in the Gaza Strip.
The Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv has been closed due to the conflict, but it may still be reached through its emergency number +972-54-4661188, its assistance to nationals number 050-9114017, and its email address The DFA thanked Israeli security forces for the rescue of the Filipinos caught in the combat areas, as well as the Israeli emergency services and kibbutz authorities who included Filipino nationals in their evacuation operations.“Of the 32 that were reported missing to us, there are two confirmed deaths; one reported death,” Narajos said.Narajos said that the newly reported casualty is still being verified.
Rep. Ron Salo of the Kabayan party-list group, and chairman of the House committee on overseas workers affairs, expressed his condolences to the families of the two Filipinos killed in the Hamas attack on Israel. He added: “It is the right of those who are attacked to defend themselves, but I am very worried about the total siege in which the Palestinians live in Gaza, where there have also been many innocent victims.
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