(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs urged Filipinos in Israel and the West Bank, and Gaza to take extra precautions with the alert levels over those areas now raised.
In a statement, the DFA said the 29,473 Filipinos in Israel and the West Bank, which are now under alert level 1 or a precautionary phase, should follow the advice of the host government and the nearest Philippine embassy.
Meanwhile, the 91 Filipinos in Gaza should avoid unnecessary travel and prepare for possible evacuation with Gaza now under an alert level 2 or in a restriction phase.
The department said Filipinos in those areas may contact the following embassies:
Israel and Gaza militants continued their attacks on Thursday, even as a Hamas official predicted a ceasefire in the near future.
The fighting began on May 10, with Palestinian health officials saying 228 people have been killed in aerial bombardments in Gaza so far.
Israeli authorities, on the other hand, said the death toll was so far at 12.