25 evacuees from Israel arrive in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines — Twenty-five Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) evacuated from Israel have safely returned to the country, the Department of Migrant Workers said. 

In a statement on Saturday, March 21, the evacuated Filipinos arrived at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 through Oman Air at approximately 9 p.m.

According to the agency, this group marks the fourth batch of affected OFWs who traveled across the Taba Border into Egypt to facilitate their repatriation. 

The arrivals consist of 24 OFWs and one child.

On March 20, the DMW said that 10,000 Filipinos affected by the tensions in the Middle East have been given food, temporary shelter, medical aid, transportation, and financial support by the government. 

An estimated 2000 OFWs are also expected to return to the country this week, according to the agency.

On March 8, the first batch of Filipinos from the Middle East returned to the country due to attacks by U.S., Israel, and Iran. 

The attacks from Iran are a retaliation for the joint attacks by the U.S. and Israel on February 28.

On Sunday (Philippine time), two Iranian missiles struck Southern Israel, resulting in 75 people injured. 

The place that the missiles struck was the city of Dimona, which hosts a facility widely believed to be the site of the Middle East's only nuclear arsenal, although Israel has never admitted to possessing nuclear weapons. — with reports from Agence France Presse