MANILA, Philippines 鈥� The Philippine Embassy in Israel will be temporarily closed from October 8 until further notice, following the Palestinian militant movement鈥檚 surprise attacks that killed at least 150 people and injured many more on Saturday, October 7.
鈥淭he public is advised that the Philippine Embassy will be CLOSED beginning Sunday, 08 October 2023, and until further notice, due to the current security situation,鈥� the embassy said in a Facebook post.
鈥淔or emergencies, please contact the Embassy鈥檚 emergency number, +972-54-4661188,鈥� it added.
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Advisory of the Philippine Embassy in Israel. Photo from Facebook
Earlier, the Department of Migrant Workers said it is closely monitoring the situation of Filipinos in Israel after the Israel Home Front Command raised a State of War alert in the country following the surprise assault by Hamas.
The Department of Foreign Affairs said also on Saturday that so far they have not received any report regarding death among the Filipino community in Israel amid the conflict.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin against the Islamist group.