Some 18 Filipinos are now staying in a temporary facility after the hotel they were working at was hit by an Iranian missile, the Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv said.

In a Facebook post, published on Tuesday night, June 17, showed Philippine Ambassador to Tel Aviv Aileen Mendiola-Rau visiting the Filipinos in temporary shelter.

“Ligtas at hindi sila nasaktan dahil lahat sila ay nakapasok sa bomb shelter on time (The Filipinos were safe and were not harmed because they were able to get into the bomb shelter on time),” the embassy shared.

“Dahil ilan sa kanila ang nakakaramdam ng trauma sa kanilang pinagdaanan, agad silang sasailalim sa psychosocial counseling program ng Embahada sa mga susunod na araw (But because some of them experienced trauma because of the incident, the embassy immediately provided psychosocial counselling program until the coming days),” it said.

Aside from the psychosocial counseling program, the embassy also provided them relief packages, hygiene supplies, baby milk, ang care products.

Furthermore, a separate advisory from the embassy confirmed that a total of seven Filipinos have been injured because of Iran’s retaliatory airstrikes on Israel.

As of June 17, one continues to be in critical condition “with severe and life-threatening injuries and needs to undergo a major surgery” and is currently at the intensive care unit of Shamir Medical Center, one of Israel's most advanced hospitals.

Another is confined at the Kaplan Medical Center with moderate-serious injuries, while five Filipinos have been discharged after receiving treatment for minor injuries.

So far, 49 Filipinos—including an infant born last June 10, have been displaced by the attacks, and they are currently in temporary accommodations.

Initially, the embassy said it received 150 requests for repatriation but only 26 have confirmed so far and are now being processed.

It also extended assistance to some 63 Filipinos. The assistance includes provision of temporary shelter to relief packages containing food, clothes, and hygiene products.

Filipinos are encouraged to call the embassy’s hotline via +972 54 4661188 for any needed assistance.

“Since the outbreak of hostilities, all Embassy personnel have been staying at the Embassy 24/7 to respond to the needs of our affected kababayan,” the advisory read.

Israel and Iran launched another round of attacks as the conflict between the two heavily-armed and long-standing enemies intensified on Wednesday morning.

This followed Israel’s initial attack last Friday that targeted Iran’s nuclear site. Israel claimed the attacks aim to stop its neighbor from building atomic weapons.

Iran’s retaliatory attacks on Israel have already killed 24 people, while Israel’s missile attacks led to at least 224 deaths in Iran.