Philippine officials are looking at two options for Filipinos to leave Gaza: through the border with Israel or the Rafah Border Crossing shared with Egypt
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.“We are working on it. We are working with our partners, with our diplomatic partners to see if a diplomatic corridor can be opened…if not through the border with Israel, through the Rafah Border in Egypt,” Foreign Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Eduardo de Vega in a press briefing on Friday.
Israeli military forces have included civilian buildings in their attacks on Hamas, arguing that these buildings were being used by the militant group. This has had devastating consequences on the Palestinian population in Gaza. Other nations, as well as the United Nations, have been trying to negotiate with both Egypt and Israel to establish a “humanitarian corridor” or an exit plan for refugees to flee Gaza.
Ahead of the declaration of a humanitarian corridor, De Vega said plans are already in place. The Philippine embassy in Cairo will send a team to the border in anticipation of a humanitarian corridor. Discussions are typically through the Philippine embassies in Tel Aviv, Amman, and Cairo, although in the case of Thailand, discussions have been made through their envoys in Manila and the DFA.
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