Israel gov’t: Kin of OFWs killed by Hamas militants to receive pensions, benefits

Carla Gomez, Jacob Lazaro - @inquirerdotnet 10/28/2023

BACOLOD CITY— The relatives or the families of the Negrense caregiver and three other overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), who were killed by the Hamas militants, will receive pensions and other benefits from the Israeli government. This was…

Parts of Gaza looks like a wasteland from space

10/27/2023

BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip — Apartment buildings are crumpled. Neighborhoods lie in ruins. Terrain is transformed into moonscape. The destruction of areas of northern Gaza is visible from space in satellite images taken before and after Israeli…

Filipino caregiver gives Hamas gunman $370, saves self, Israeli ward

10/27/2023

A Filipino caregiver in Israel is being praised for putting her life on the line and giving away her meager savings to protect and save her 95-year-old employer. Camille Jesalva, 31, works as the caregiver of Nitza…

FACTBOX: Why is Israel attacking south Gaza after telling people to go there?

10/26/2023

Israel has told civilians in the northern Gaza Strip, including residents of Gaza City, to move to the south of the enclave, saying it will be safer there as the military attacks Hamas following its Oct. 7…

Hamas releases two US hostages with hope for more

Agence France Presse 10/21/2023

Palestinian Territories — Gaza’s Hamas rulers released two Americans on Friday among some 200 hostages they abducted in brutal October 7 attacks in Israel and indicated that more could follow. Judith Tai Raanan and her daughter Natalie Shoshana…

Hamas frees 2 US hostages, even as Israel airstrikes continue in southern Gaza

10/21/2023

HAMAS has freed two American hostages who had been held in Gaza since militants rampaged through southern Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli government said. The hostage release Friday came even as Israeli airstrikes continued to hit…

Evidence shows Hamas militants likely used some North Korean weapons in attack on Israel

Associated Press 10/20/2023

SEOUL, South Korea — Hamas fighters likely fired North Korean weapons during their Oct. 7 assault on Israel, a militant video and weapons seized by Israel show, despite Pyongyang’s denials that it sells arms to the militant…

MTV cancels Europe Music Awards over Israel-Gaza war

Agence France Presse 10/20/2023

PARIS—MTV canceled on Thursday, Oct. 19, its Europe Music Awards ceremony, due to be held in Paris on Nov. 5, citing the “devastating events” taking place in Israel and Gaza. “As we watch the devastating events in Israel…

Gazini Ganados fears for Palestinian family’s safety amid Israel-Hamas war

10/20/2023

Miss Universe Philippines 2019 Gazini Ganados felt “sick to her stomach” as she gave an account of her Palestinian family’s “heartbreaking” situation in Gaza, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. The…

Filipinos fleeing Gaza will be given top priority – Egypt

10/20/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos fleeing the war-torn Gaza Strip will be given top priority once the Rafah border opens, the Egyptian government has promised. This was according to Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega on Friday. The…

Four Filipinos killed in Israel-Hamas war-DFA

10/20/2023

MANILA, Philippines — There are now four Filipinos reported killed in the war between Israel and Hamas.  This after Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo confirmed on Thursday, October 19, 2023, that another Filipino died…

Philippines supports Israel but ‘condemns’ slay of civilians, including Gazans

Jacob Lazaro 10/20/2023

The Philippines supports Israel in its war against the Hamas militant group but “condemns the killing of civilians,” including the Palestinians caught in the crossfire, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Thursday, October 19, 2023.…

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