![]() In a post on social media, the Philippine Embassy in Israel said it had delivered emergency assistance to affected Filipinos after Hamas militants attacked several communities in southern Israel. We’re hoping and praying that the Israeli Defense Forces and their employers will continue the search and find them,” Cacdac said. Still securing current status for the three OFWs. The 388 were from the same affected areas where three overseas Filipino workers were killed. Filipinos are dedicated to their patients or alaga. “Another matter is most OFWs are caregivers. They feel secure in that sense,” he explained. It’s because over the years, Pinoys have found a home in Israel. ![]() At least outbound flights,” Cacdac told ANC in an interview, adding that 388 of the over 30,000 Filipinos in Tel Aviv had also sought assistance. “We are mainly flying them out because Ben Gurion International Airport is pretty much operational. There is not much danger in the southern Gaza compared to the north,” he said.Īnother 35 Filipinos staying in Israel were expected to arrive in the Philippines within the week after they sought repatriation, according to Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) officer in charge Hans Leo Cacdac. There are another 30 in another part of southern Gaza, and the rest have left northern Gaza or Gaza City. “Unfortunately, both Israel and Egypt do not seem to be of the position that Palestinians can leave,” he explained, adding that Cairo was worried about the possibility of being infiltrated by terrorists.Īccording to De Vega, not all Filipinos who left Gaza City wanted to return to the Philippines, saying some were trying to look for somewhere else to stay in Gaza. Find out more about this partnership and our methodology.In a television interview, De Vega said that some Filipinos had yet to decide whether to cross the Egyptian border because they were afraid that their Palestinian spouses would not be allowed to come with them. (Editor’s Note: VERA Files has partnered with Facebook to fight the spread of disinformation. Have you seen any dubious claims, photos, memes, or online posts that you want us to verify? Fill out this reader request form or send it to VERA, the truth bot on Viber. It circulated as death tolls in both Gaza and Israel, among the victims being children, reached thousands amid the ongoing conflict. The misleading FB post got a total of over 284,850 interactions. A photo of Palestinian medics treating wounded children at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Oct.A photo of residential buildings in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip destroyed by a series of airstrikes, uploaded Oct.Hours later, X user uploaded the same photo claiming the children were killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza. 8 in a Nigerian online forum on the topic “Graphic Images from Gaza”. A photo of dead children posted on Oct.Other images in the misleading FB post included: The Palestinian health ministry said baby Sebu and her pregnant mother were killed by Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip, reports said. It was published by multiple news organizations. The other image was a Reuters photo, originally captured on May 5, 2019, showing a relative carrying the body of 14-month-old Sebu Abu Arar during her funeral in Gaza City. Note: Click on the photo to view its original source. ![]() Indian fact-checking organization The Quint debunked a similar claim. Syrian rebels claimed the children were killed in a toxic gas attack by pro-government forces, but the Syrian government denied that it used chemical weapons. 21, 2013 on the outskirts of Damascus in Syria, by United Press International photographer Diaa El Din. The first photo was originally captured on Aug. Reverse image search shows that two of the five images showed the brutal aftermath of the 2013 Syrian war and the conflict between Israel and Gaza in 2019. Trigger warning: This article contains graphic images of injured and deceased children.įilipino netizens on Facebook (FB) are sharing and interacting with a photo album that shows children supposedly injured and killed amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Islamist militant group, Hamas.
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