‘Most difficult phone call’: OFWs killed in Israel died on first day of Hamas attack

The Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv says it is verifying the identity of one more Filipino feared killed from the first burst of attacks of Hamas against Israel

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The circumstances of the other Filipino’s death remained unclear, but the Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv said that person was among those captured by Hamas in the first hours of the assault against Israel. One of the dead was a 42-year-old man from Pampanga who is married. The other victim, a 33-year-old who had worked for 6 years in Israel, is newly married and hails from Pangasinan.Their remains have yet to be retrieved. Embassy officials said they were “still coordinating with authorities for the retrieval of bodies.”On October 7, Saturday, the Hamas surprised Israel’s vaunted defense and military infrastructure with attacks.

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