Two Filipinos injured amid Israel-Hamas conflict


Israeli soldiers look at the remains of a police station which was the site of a battle following a mass infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Sderot, southern Israel on Oct 8. - Reuters

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): Two Filipinos were injured amid the ongoing armed conflict in Israel, according to Consul General and Deputy Chief of Mission Anthony Mandap.

Mandap on Monday (OCT 9) said one of the two injured Filipinos is a male who was shot by members of the Palestinian group Hamas while he was being rescued by the Israel Defense Forces from a shelter.

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