his picture taken from a position along the border with the Gaza Strip near Israel's southern city of Sderot on October 27, 2023 shows a smoke plume ascending following Israeli bombardment over the northern Gaza Strip amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas.MANILA, Philippines — Alert Level 2 for Israel, advising Filipinos to postpone non-essential travel to Israel, remains, the Department of Foreign Affairs said yesterday.
DFA Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega said Tuesday that the DFA has not received recommendations from the Philippine embassies in Tel Aviv and Tehran to raise the alert level in the two countries following Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel over the weekend. Salo said that repatriating the seafarers “is of paramount importance and requires a collective, whole-of-government effort.”
The NSC, an agency under the Office of the President, said Alvarez’s call over the weekend could be interpreted as “seditious...