MANILA (Xinhua): A Philippine diplomat said on Tuesday that negotiations continue for the release of 17 Filipino sailors taken hostage by the Yemen's Houthi rebels last year, and the rebels insist "an end to the war in Gaza" as a precondition for their release.
"The Houthis are consistent in their statement that it would need an end to the war in Gaza before they release the ship or the seafarers," Philippine Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega told a press conference at the presidential palace.
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