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.
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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.
THE number of people confirmed held hostage in the Gaza Strip since the Oct 7 cross-border raids by Hamas has reached 224, and could rise further, the Israeli military said yesterday.
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Health workers at their WHO-supported clinic on the remote Murghab plateau in eastern Tajikistan. ©WHO