40 Filipinos exit Gaza through Rafah Crossing

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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. confirms forty Filipinos were finally able to exit Gaza through the Rafah crossing into Egypt, on Wednesday, November 8.

Full story: https://www.rappler.com/nation/overseas-filipinos/exit-gaza-rafah-crossing-november-8-2023/
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00:00 President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. confirms 40 Filipinos were finally able to exit Gaza through
00:05 the Rafah crossing into Egypt on Wednesday, November 8.
00:09 "They are now heading to Cairo, where they will be from, so that they can return to our
00:16 country in the coming days."
00:18 Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega confirms one Palestinian married to a
00:22 Filipino was part of the first group of evacuees from Gaza.
00:26 De Vega adds Philippine authorities are still finalizing how many Filipinos remaining in
00:31 Gaza wish to be evacuated, but at least 30 Palestinians married to Filipinos signed up
00:35 to leave.
00:36 A GMA News online report says the first 40 who exited Gaza came from six families and
00:42 included two pregnant women.
00:43 (upbeat music)

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