The Philippine government did not expect that Israel’s war on Hamas would take this long as the situation of Filipinos still trapped in Gaza now becomes difficult. Over a week ago, the dozens of Filipinos in the Palestinian territory who sought repatriation were expected to be able to cross into...
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is pressing for a humanitarian ceasefire in the developments in the Middle East as the world is pushing for a truce in the Israel-Hamas war. In a series of posts on X, Guterres warned that the humanitarian system in war-torn Gaza “is facing a total collapse...
The Philippines would have voted in favor of a UN General Assembly resolution that called for a humanitarian truce in the Israel-Hamas war had it included Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel. In a statement on Saturday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) gave further idea why the...
The Philippines on Friday (New York time) abstained from voting in a UN General Assembly resolution that called for an immediate humanitarian truce between Israel and Hamas for the cessation of hostilities in the Middle East. The Philippines was among the 45 countries that did not vote in the...
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...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has joined the call of United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres for a cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hamas as the number of civilian casualties continues to increase. "We join the call of the UN Secretary General, hopefully, for a...
"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...
Filipinos who will cross into Egypt from Gaza are assured of smooth entry into the country once the border opens, a Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) official said Saturday, Oct. 20. DFA Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega said Egyptian Ambassador to the Philippines Ahmed Shehabeldin already...
The Palestinian government would file cases against Israel if the bombing of a hospital in Gaza is proven to be perpetrated by the latter, its envoy to Manila said. Palestinian Ambassador to the Philippines Saleh Mohammad said that the lives of the Palestinians matter and they are “not lesser...
Palestinian Ambassador to the Philippines Saleh Mohammad has expressed his sympathy with the Filipino people over the death of four overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in Israel following Hamas militants' attack on the Jewish state. Mohammad said the Palestinian Authority is condemning the...
Palestine's top diplomat in Manila has lamented some of the world leaders' support for Israel's right to self-defense, which he said consequently "authorized" the acts of "genocide" against the Palestinian people. For Palestinian Ambassador Saleh Mohammad, what Israel is doing is no longer its...
