(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs has urged Filipinos in Israel to take the necessary security precautions following the escalation of hostilities between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants in Gaza. Ambassador to Israel Neal Imperial said the Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv has advised the 29400 Filipinos to, among others, avoid public places, particularly in Netivot, Sha’ar Hanegev, Ashkelon, Eshkol, Ashdod, Sderot, Beersheba, and other areas near Gaza, the West Bank, and the Golan […]
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Post-war counseling awaits Gaza children going back to school
(Reuters) – Some 500,000 children returned on Sunday to school in the Gaza Strip, where many will be given psychological counseling before regular studies begin after a devastating 50-day war between Palestinian militants and Israel. The opening of the school year had been delayed for three weeks because of damage to more than 250 schools and the use of about 90 U.N. educational facilities as shelters for tens of thousands of residents displaced by fighting, the United […]
Indefinite ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants, takes hold
In Jerusalem, observers said that the indefinite ceasefire seems to be holding, as parties focus on long-term arrangements.
Gaza Ceasefire Fails
The Israeli continued its air strikes in the wake of Egypt’s attempt to create a truce between Israel and Palestinian militants.
U.S. ready to broker Gaza ceasefire
The United States is prepared to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza as they exchange aerial strikes and rocket fires.





