Tag: Israel Hamas conflict

PBBM meets OFWs who survived Israel-Hamas conflict

(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos recently met with  the Overseas Filipino Workers who survived the still-ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. The Presidential Communications Office said the meet-and-greet of Jimmy Pacheco and Camille Jesalva was held in Malacañang. During the meeting, Pacheco, a caregiver in Israel, recounted how their kibbutz was infiltrated by Hamas, which also shot his Israeli ward to death. He also recounted how it was when he was in captivity together with other Israelis, moving from […]

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Hostages were drugged, abused in Gaza: Israeli doctor

By Stuart White Hostages hauled into Gaza during Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel were drugged to keep them docile in captivity and subjected to psychological and sexual abuse, a specialist said Monday. “I’ve never seen anything like that” in 20 years of treating trauma victims, said Renana Eitan, director of the psychiatric division of the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Centre-Ichilov. “The physical, the sexual, the mental, the psychological abuse of these hostages that came […]

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DFA confirms fourth Filipino fatality in Israel-Hamas hostilities

(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed a fourth Filipino fatality in ongoing Israel-Hamas hostilities. Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo made the announcement on X, after receiving confirmation from the Israeli government. “Out of respect for the wishes of the family, we shall be withholding details on the identity of the victim,” he said. He said the Philippine government has assured the family of “full support and assistance.” The first three Filipino fatalities were […]

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PHL “profoundly saddened” by recent Gaza hospital bombing

(Eagle News)–The Philippines on Wednesday, Oct. 18, said it was “profoundly saddened” by the recent bombing of a hospital in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, expressing support for the United Nations’ efforts to provide humanitarian relief in affected areas. “We grieve for the hundreds of innocent lives lost in this tragic incident, non-combatants which include medical practitioners, children, the wounded, and displaced individuals who only sought shelter at the facility,” the Department of Foreign Affairs […]

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First batch of Filipinos from Israel to arrive on Monday, Oct. 16

(Eagle News)–The first batch of Filipinos from Israel is set to arrive in the country on Monday, October 16. The Presidential Communications Office said the first group repatriated amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict consists of eight individuals. The government, through the Department of Migrant Workers, the PCO said, will cover all costs for Filipinos seeking repatriation from Israel. So far, Alert Level 2 remains hoisted over Israel, which entails a voluntary repatriation. Travel from the […]

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DFA confirms 3rd Filipino fatality in Israel-Hamas conflict

(Eagle News)–Another Filipino has been confirmed dead in the ongoing Israel-Hamas armed conflict. Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega said the third Filipino fatality was a 49-year-old woman from Negros Occidental. The DFA official said she was a caregiver who attended a music festival where Hamas reportedly attacked. He said the remains had been made to undergo DNA testing for confirmation, with “a lot of the bodies” mutilated or burned. The other two Filipino fatalities […]

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