Hamas attack: Israel nears forming emergency government

10/11/2023

JERUSALEM—Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition has agreed to form an emergency unity government with opposition politicians following the deadliest Palestinian militant attack in Israeli history, his ruling Likud Party said on Tuesday. The main opposition leaders, former…

EU urges Musk to tackle spread of disinformation on X after Hamas attack

10/11/2023

BRUSSELS—EU industry chief Thierry Breton told Elon Musk on Tuesday to tackle the spread of disinformation on his X messaging platform since Palestinian Islamist group Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel to comply with new EU online content…

Israel retakes Gaza border area as war’s toll mounts

10/11/2023

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories—Israel said it recaptured Gaza border areas from Hamas on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, the fourth day of fierce fighting that has left thousands dead on both sides since the militants launched a surprise attack.…

Julie Anne San Jose, Rayver Cruz, Boobay back in PH from war-torn Israel

10/10/2023

Julie Anne San Jose, Rayver Cruz, and Boobay, safely returned to the Philippines on Monday, Oct. 9 after being caught in a government-imposed lockdown in war-torn Israel. The three GMA-7 celebrities were supposed to stage their “Luv…

North Korea blames Israel for causing bloodshed in Gaza

10/10/2023

SEOUL—North Korea state media on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, blamed Israel for causing bloodshed in Gaza, weighing in the military clashes between Israel and the Islamist group Hamas for the first time. READ MORE: Russia accuses US…

OWWA-7 monitoring OFWs in Israel

Futch Anthony Inso 10/10/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration in Central Visayas (OWWA-7) is still waiting for the list of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Central Visayas who were working in Israel. This as conflict between Israel and Hamas…

Israel war: Death toll now at 1,600

10/10/2023

JERUSALEM — Israel increased airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and sealed it off from food, fuel and other supplies Monday in retaliation for a bloody incursion by Hamas militants, as the war’s death toll rose to nearly…

7 Filipinos still missing, 22 saved in Israel

10/10/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Seven Filipinos remain missing while 22 others have been rescued in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant nationalist group Hamas, according to the Philippine Embassy in Tel…

Russia accuses US of ‘destructive’ approach on Israeli–Palestinian war

10/10/2023

MOSCOW—Russia condemned violence against both Jews and Palestinians in Israel and the Palestinian Territories on Monday, but criticised the United States for what it said was its destructive approach which had ignored the need for an independent…

Hamas attack: How many foreigners killed, missing or abducted?

10/10/2023

Dozens of foreigners have been killed, injured or taken hostage during a surprise attack on Israel by the Palestinian militant group Hamas that has left 800 people dead, mostly Israelis. READ MORE: Israel declares war; death toll…

Hamas threatens to kill captives if Israel strikes civilians

10/10/2023

JERUSALEM/GAZA—The Islamist militant Hamas movement threatened to execute an Israeli captive every time Israel bombs a Palestinian home without warning, as Israel called up an unprecedented 300,000 reservists and imposed a blockade on the Gaza Strip, raising…

Israel-Hamas conflict: 2 Filipinos injured

Charie Abarca 10/09/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Two Filipinos were injured amid the ongoing armed conflict in Israel,  according to Consul General and Deputy Chief of Mission Anthony Mandap. Mandap on Monday, October 9, 2023, said one of the two injured…

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