Philippines’ MANILA The Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv stated on Tuesday that authorities are looking into a complaint regarding a Filipino caregiver who may have perished during the ongoing confrontation between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
According to Junie Laylo, the Philippine ambassador to Israel, a Filipino community leader stated that a caregiver had been assassinated.
Lalyo responded, “We’ll check that.” No other information was offered.
Twenty-three Filipinos have been saved by Israeli security forces, while five are still missing.
One of the people who was saved is being treated in a hospital for an arm wound. In a different interview with CNN Philippines, the officer in charge of the Department of Migrant Workers indicated that the person is “out of harm’s way.”
After receiving treatment for smoke inhalation, another Filipino patient was released.
Those who were saved were visited by officials, who also offered help. Cacdac reports that 83 abroad Filipino employees and their families have already requested aid through the help desk established up by the DMW and the abroad Worker Welfare Administration.
Reports that Filipinos have been kidnapped by Hamas militants are still being verified by authorities. The Department of Foreign Affairs reported on Monday that a woman from the Philippines claimed to have seen her husband among those being held captive by armed individuals.
Repatriation
“The atmosphere is strained. Even while it’s not as strong as it was last Saturday, rockets are still falling, according to Laylo.
There are about 30,000 Filipinos living in Israel, the most of them are situated in the southern region close to the Gaza Strip, outside the combat zone.Tense patuloy na umuulan ng ricket, and Saturday’s grabe was still going on.
About 150 Filipinos are reportedly present in Gaza, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Many Filipinos in Gaza expressed their desire to return home.
Plans for evacuation and repatriation have been in place since the beginning, and we are always prepared. However, we need to strike a balance by issuing a warning to everyone to stay inside and avoid moving from one place to another, according to Cacdac.
Emergency contacts for Filipino employees in Israel include the DMW hotline at +63 2 1348 as well as the following WhatsApp and Viber numbers: +63 9083268344, +63 9271478186, or +63 9205171059.
For additional help, contact the Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv at +972-54-4661188 or +972-50-911-4017.
In Israel, 900 people have died as a result of a sudden onslaught by militants from Hamas. With its ruthless onslaught of strikes in retaliation, Israel has killed 687 people in Gaza.
If the Israeli army launched airstrikes without prior notice on Gaza residents, Hamas threatened to execute hostages.
