Gaza Strip, itinaas na sa Alert level 3, ayon sa DFA;

Gaza Strip, itinaas na sa Alert level 3, ayon sa DFA;   PH Embassy sa Jordan, nakikipag-ugnayan na sa Filipino community sa Gaza

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00:00 Meanwhile, in the face of a severe operation by Israel, Gaza Strip was placed on alert level 3 according to the Department of Foreign Affairs.

00:08 Bea Bernardo is in the center of the news.

00:11 Crisis Alert in Gaza was raised to alert level 3.

00:17 It is still in the middle of a scuffle between Israel and the Hamas militant group.

00:22 According to the Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega,

00:26 the repatriation of the Filipinos in Gaza is voluntary.

00:29 Meaning the situation already become dangerous so we're asking them to voluntarily decide to go home.

00:38 The Philippine Embassy in Amman, Jordan is now contacting the Filipino communities in Gaza to help them.

00:44 As of now, 70 Filipinos are still with their Palestinian wives and children

00:49 who are asking for their wives to repatriate and send them back to the Philippines.

00:52 More than 100 Filipinos are in Gaza.

00:55 The government is continuously asking the neighboring countries to ensure the safe evacuation of our fellow Filipinos.

01:02 As of now, the plan of repatriation to the Filipinos is still a threat to the Philippines.

01:07 Israel is still on alert level 2.

01:23 Meaning the movement of the Filipinos is limited and the new deployment in the area is not allowed yet.

01:29 Bea Bernardo for the nation.