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Filipinos in Gaza face difficult choice: Flee or leave behind Palestinian family

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Thousands of families wait at the border between Egypt and Gaza, in hopes of a humanitarian corridor to let aide in and refugees out

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The Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega, who handles migrant welfare, said in a Tuesday, October 17 interview on state-run PTV 4 that some 78 Filipinos already at Rafah Crossing, or the border between Gaza and Egypt. The Rafah crossing is the only point where foreign nationals, including Gazans who hold foreign passports, can flee the area, should a humanitarian corridor be finally brokered among Egypt, Hamas, and Israel.

Any Filipino national who exits the crossing cannot stay in Egypt and must fly back to the Philippines, said De Vega. A humanitarian corridor involves not just a physical space but an agreement from two warring sides on the cessation of hostilities. In the case of the Rafah crossing, Egypt must also agree to the terms of the humanitarian corridor, since it would be processing refugees from Gaza.

 

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