The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) assured that they are closely monitoring the situation of Filipinos in Israel amid the tension in some areas in the foreign country. Members of Israeli emergency services work at the scene of a shooting attack in Bnei Brak, a suburb of Tel Aviv, Israel, on...
JERUSALEM, Israel -- Israel is on heightened alert and has arrested dozens of Palestinians as its government is grappling with the deadliest string of attacks in years. A woman mourns during the funeral of victims killed during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank city of Jenin, March 31,...
JERUSALEM, Undefined -- Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has tested positive for Covid-19, his office said Monday, after he met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Bennett, who met Blinken in Jerusalem on Sunday on the sidelines of a "historic summit" of Israeli and Arab diplomats, "is...
JERICHO, Palestinian Territories -- Israelis and Palestinians braved wind and rain to hold a "peace conference" Friday by the Dead Sea bringing together two major women's movements from both sides for the first time. Israeli and Palestinian women, members of two local peace movements, write...
Despite low Covid-19 cases in the country, President Duterte said the existing face mask mandate would remain to help contain the spread of the virus, especially with the discovery of the new strain in Israel. President Rodrigo Duterte (Presidential Photo) "The numbers are now very low compared to...
Around 500 Filipino hotel workers are expected to be deployed in Israel by next month as the foreign land reopens its tourism industry, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Israel's hotel sector is expected to require a full workforce to cater to the expected...
JERUSALEM, Israel -- Israel will not lift more Covid-19 restrictions amid rising infections "in several locations around the world," the prime minister's office said in a statement on Wednesday. Following a consultation meeting with health officials, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Health...
JERUSALEM, Undefined – Israeli lawmakers passed a law Thursday reinstating a ban on Palestinian spouses from the West Bank and Gaza Strip from obtaining citizenship via marriage to Israeli nationals. The law was passed after a fractious late night session that exposed deep fault lines in the...
DAMASCUS, Syria – Israeli missile strikes killed at least two civilians before dawn on Monday near the Syrian capital Damascus, state media reported. Israel carried out the strikes at around 5:00 a.m. (0300 GMT), hitting positions south of the capital, Syria's official SANA news agency said,...
Amid the declining number of COVID-19 cases, the Philippines and Israel discussed various bilateral initiatives in health cooperation such as ensuring the health and safety of Filipinos in the Middle Eastern country. Philippine Ambassador to Israel Macairog S. Alberto and Minister of Health Nitzan...
Some 16,000 units of antigen test kits were donated by the Ministry of Defense of the State of Israel to the Philippines to help in its pandemic response. (Photo courtesy of the Embassy of Israel in Manila) According to the Israeli Embassy in Manila, Israeli diplomats Ambassador Ilan Fluss and...
The government's pandemic task force approved on Thursday, Feb. 10, the proposal to accept COVID-19 vaccine certificates from Brazil, Israel, South Korea, and Timor Leste as proof of inoculation. A passenger walks with luggage at the arrivals hall of Tokyo's Haneda international airport on January...
