Philippine govt: Evacuation of Filipinos in Gaza now mandatory

Palestinians flee to the southern Gaza Strip after the Israeli army issued an evacuation warning to a population of over 1 million in northern Gaza and Gaza City to seek refuge in the south ahead of a possible Israeli ground invasion, Friday, October 13, 2023. - AP

MANILA (Philippines Daily Inquirer/ANN): The Philippine government is raising its crisis warning in Gaza to Alert Level 4, making the evacuation of Filipinos in the area mandatory.

“Gaza is now on Alert Level 4, Filipinos must leave,” said Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega in an interview over TeleRadyo.