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MANILA – Philippine Overseas Secretary Enrique Manalo introduced Wednesday that two Filipinos had been killed in the course of the armed battle between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas.
“(The) Philippines condemns the homicide of two Philippine nationals and all different acts of terrorism and violence ensuing from Hamas actions towards Israel,” Mr. Manalo stated in a tweet.
“The Philippines stands able to cooperate with different nations in the direction of a long-term decision of the battle, in accordance with related UN Safety Council resolutions and common rules of worldwide legislation,” he added.
Mr Manalo has not but supplied every other particulars in regards to the two fatalities. He stated the Philippine authorities will proceed to supply all potential help to distressed Filipino nationals in Israel and Palestine.
Nonetheless, Eduardo de Vega, Assistant Secretary of State for Migrant Staff, revealed in a radio interview that the 2 fatalities had been among the many unlisted Filipinos beforehand reported by the company.
“Two of the lacking Filipinos have died. We won’t launch any particulars till an announcement is made this afternoon, presumably by President Marcos himself,” Mr De Vega stated of Radyo 630.
In keeping with Mr. De Vega, 5 Filipinos are nonetheless lacking right now.
In the meantime, he stated that fifty folks within the Gaza Strip are actually asking for repatriation.
“There aren’t any casualties within the Gaza Strip, however an increasing number of folks need to be repatriated. Fifty need to be repatriated from Gaza. Nobody in Israel desires to be repatriated but,” stated Mr De Vega. PHILIPPINE DAILY RESEARCHER / ASIA NEWS NETWORK
Two Filipinos killed in battle between Israel and Hamas
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