The second Filipino freed by Hamas after being taken hostage is now undergoing medical evaluation in the hospital. The Israeli Embassy in the Philippines said Wednesday, Nov. 29, that Noralin Babadilla, a 60-year-old Filipina with Israeli citizenship abducted to Gaza, was brought to...
Israel's ambassador to the Philippines on Tuesday, Nov. 28, blamed Hamas for the destruction of Gaza and the loss of lives of the Palestinian civilians as he also rejected claims that Israel's actions against Hamas militants constitute "genocide." Israeli Ambassador Ilan Fluss said it is the Hamas...
​The family of one of the Filipinos killed during Hamas' attack on Israel will be receiving continuing assistance from the Israeli government, the Israeli Embassy in Manila said Monday, Nov. 6. This was announced as Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss and Consul Moti Cohen...
Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss visited the wake of Filipina nurse Angelyn Aguirre, the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who died alongside her Israeli ward when her village was ambushed by Palestinian militant group Hamas last month. (Photo from Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines...
Israel’s ambassador in Manila said Friday, Nov. 3, that the Israeli government is yet to figure out how it could help in the departure of foreign nationals still trapped in Gaza amid Tel Aviv’s continuous bombardment due to its war with Hamas. As the first batch of foreign-passport holders,...
Israel's envoy to Manila has defended the Israeli government’s actions in war-torn Gaza after several Filipinos held a pro-Palestinian rally in front of the Israel embassy in Taguig City. Ambassador Ilan Fluss on Tuesday night, Oct. 31, said Israel "has the right to defend itself on a war" that...
Israel is not suspending any of its programs with the Philippines despite its ongoing war with Hamas. Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss made the assurance​ on Friday, Oct. 27, adding that it included the current agricultural cooperation it has with Manila. ​"There are...
Israel’s top diplomat in Manila would like to ask the Palestinian government if it would also file charges against Hamas for the crimes it has committed against the people in Israel. Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss’ question came after his Palestinian counterpart in the...
Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss on Wednesday, Oct. 25, reiterated his government's rejection of any ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas amid calls made by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) for a cessation of hostilities. "Israeli Foreign Minister [Eli Cohen]...
"We are not occupying Gaza." Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss made it clear on Wednesday, Oct. 25, that Israel is not taking away Gaza from the Palestinian people despite military actions it is taking against Hamas, including a possible ground invasion of the northern part of the...
There will only be a ceasefire in war-torn Gaza Strip only after Hamas is gone, and there are no more hostage-taking incidents, Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss told Manila Bulletin on Wednesday, Oct. 25, amid calls for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to stop its retaliatory...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte received Israel Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss at the office of the Department of Education (DepEd), paying her respects to the victims in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, as well as thanking the Israeli government for its support...
