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Two Filipino doctors working for the humanitarian group Doctors without Borders were among the first to be allowed out of Gaza under a breakthrough agreement brokered by Qatar. The agreement makes possible the evacuation of 7,000 foreign citizens from more than 60 countries.
CAIRO, Egypt — Egypt will help evacuate "about 7,000" foreigners and dual nationals from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, the foreign ministry said, with the health ministry announcing hundreds of new arrivals were processed Thursday.
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops battling Hamas militants encircled Gaza City on Thursday, the military said, as the Palestinian death toll rose above 9,000. U.S. and Arab leaders raised pressure on Israel to ease its siege of Gaza and at least briefly halt its attacks in order to aid civilians.
MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos in Gaza who want to be repatriated climbed to 115, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Thursday.
THE Philippine Embassy in Israel is finalizing arrangements with a pilgrim house in the Jewish state to serve as temporary shelter, if the need arises, for distressed Filipinos amid the Hamas-Israeli war.
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".
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has pre-positioned family food packs (FFPs) and non-food relief items and inspected evacuation centers in Sorsogon in case the Mount Bulusan’s volcanic activities escalate.
MANILA, Philippines — The three-member Makabayan bloc has called on the House of Representatives to condemn Israel’s attacks and apartheid against Palestinians as bombardment in the impoverished Gaza Strip continues to intensify.