8th batch of OFWs returning from Israel
MANILA, Philippines — The latest batch of overseas Filipino workers returning from war-torn Israel will arrive today.
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Gaza patients trapped in ‘circle of death’
GAZA/JERUSALEM — Israeli forces reached the gates of Gaza City’s main hospital on Monday, the primary target in their battle to seize control of the northern half of the Gaza Strip, where medics said patients including newborn babies were dying for lack of fuel.
Israel revises down October 7 Hamas attack death toll to 1,200
JERUSALEM, unidentified — Israel on Friday revised down the death toll from last month's Hamas attacks in southern Israel from 1,400 to about 1,200, according to a foreign ministry spokesman.
36 Filipino evacuees from Gaza arriving today
MANILA, Philippines — Only 36 of the 40 Filipino evacuees from Gaza who crossed the Rafah border into Egypt on Nov. 7 will be flown to the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs said yesterday.
Live updates: More Palestinians fleeing combat zone in northern Gaza, UN says
The pace of Palestinian civilians fleeing the combat zone in northern Gaza has picked up as Israel's air and ground campaign there intensifies. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said Wednesday that about 15,000 people fled on Tuesday, compared to 5,000 on Monday and 2,000 on Sunday.
One month on, Israel's deadliest Gaza war set to intensify
JERUSALEM, Unidentified — Israel's deadliest ever war in Gaza, sparked by the October 7 Hamas attacks, entered its second month Tuesday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed there would be no ceasefire until the militant group releases its 240 hostages.
Remains of another OFW killed in Israel arrive home
BINMALEY, Pangasinan, Philippines — A Filipina caregiver, who was among the four Filipino workers in Israel killed in an attack by Hamas fighters on Oct. 7, is finally home.
Israel PM rejects Gaza ceasefire as 'surrender to Hamas'
JERUSALEM, unidentified — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday a ceasefire in Israel's war against Hamas "will not happen", as the UN warned not enough aid was coming in to meet "unprecedented humanitarian needs".