The Israeli government has given notice to nations to be prepared for the possible opening of the Egyptian border crossing from war-torn Gaza, where many foreign nationals—including 131 Filipinos–are hoping to exit, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday. However, it was not yet clear who would initiate the …
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KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip: The US worked to break a deadlock over delivering aid to millions of increasingly desperate civilians in the Gaza Strip, which has been besieged and under assault by Israel since a brutal attack by Hamas militants, as US President Joe Biden prepared to head to the …
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TEL AVIV—A strike on a Gaza hospital compound which health officials there said killed at least 200 people has provoked outrage and condemnation from around the world, with protests on the streets of Amman, Tunis, Beirut, and Tehran. The Palestinian militant group Hamas, which runs the territory, accused Israel of …
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Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Wednesday met with the family of caregiver Paul Castelvi, who was slain during the assault of the militant group Hamas in Israel, to extend his sympathies and deliver P500,000 in cash assistance. At the same time, two separate teams from the Office of the …
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Transport Secretary Jaime Bautista . PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista filed a cyber libel complaint before the Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday against a transport leader and a journalist Register to unlock this article Register to read this story and more for …
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US President Joe Biden landed in Israel Wednesday on a solidarity visit following Hamas attacks, under the shadow of a deadly blast at a Gaza hospital that has inflamed regional tensions. Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) greets US President Joe Biden upon his arrival at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion …
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PH, int’l aid agencies cautiously optimistic on crucial border with Egypt The shuttered Rafah crossing—the only way out of Gaza Strip bordering Egypt that bypasses Israel— could be reopened “any day now,” the Department of Foreign Affairs said. “The Israelis and Egyptians are still coordinating on the process because they …
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The Filipino film “Amon Banwa sa Lawod (Our Island of the Mangrove Moons)” bagged the Best International Feature Film award at the Louth International Film Festival in Ireland. Directed by film and stage director Anton Juan, “Amon Banwa” focuses on the fishing community of Suyac, an island in Sagay City, …
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Palestinian militant group Hamas released Monday on its official Telegram channel a video of “one of the prisoners in Gaza,” showing a young woman speaking Hebrew. According to the caption, 21-year-old Franco-Israeli woman Mia Shem had been abducted on October 7, when Hamas militants attacked southern Israel, triggering a war …
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Millions of civilians – Palestinians and foreigners alike, including some 131 Filipinos – remained trapped in Gaza, desperately waiting for humanitarian corridors to open in the heavily bombarded enclave. Laden with suitcases, plastic bags or even mattresses, inhabitants of northern Gaza were frantically fleeing to the south after Israel’s warning …
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