PHL government checking ‘likely death’ of Filipino caregiver in Israel

An Israeli soldier stands by the bodies of Israelis killed by Palestinian armed militants who entered from the Gaza Strip, in the southern Israeli city of Sderot, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. Hamas, the militant group ruling the Gaza Strip, carried out a surprise, multi-front attack on Israel at daybreak Saturday, firing thousands of rockets and infiltrating the country by land, air and sea.

The Embassy’s labor attaché and welfare attaché is assisting the sister in identifying the dead body.The number of Filipinos missing has been reduced to 6. Meanwhile, to 50 Filipinos and Palestinians living in Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip have asked the Philippine government for help to be extracted from the war zone.

Among the 38 Filipinos, 11 are children aged 2-15 years. They are considered Filipino citizens under jus sanguini principle of Philippine citizenship laws. In a press briefing in Malacañang on Tuesday, DMW Officer-in-charge Hans J. Cacdac said they have received reports the operation in the Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel may normalize shortly after being disrupted since last Saturday following the Hamas attacks.Aside from the airport, he said they are also waiting for the go-ahead from the Israeli authorities before they can continue sending Filipino hotel workers to Israel.

Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)

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