Injured Pinoys in Israel rise to 8 - embassy

June 23 ------ There are now eight Filipinos who have been injured by Iranian retaliatory missiles to Israel, the Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv said. In a bulletin posted on its official Facebook page, the embassy said that one Filipino who had “severe and life-threatening injuries” remains in critical condition, while another suffered from moderate to serious injuries and had been discharged and six already discharged from the hospital after receiving treatment for minor injuries.

The embassy shared that the Filipina in critical condition “underwent a major pulmonary surgery at Shamir Medical Center, one of Israel's most advanced hospitals,” but “she is still in the ICU and will need to undergo another surgery once stable.”

The now 10-day exchange of missiles between Israel and Iran also displaced 88 Filipinos since their homes were either hit or indirectly impacted by the attacks. “They are currently being housed in temporary accommodations,” the embassy assured.

With crisis alert level 3 raised in both Israel and Iran, the embassy has received at least 223 initial requests for repatriation from Israel. However, only 26 of this number have confirmed and are now being processed for repatriation this week. They will be crossing the King Hussein Border in Jordan, from where they can take flights back to Manila either via Dubai or Qatar.

The Philippine Embassy in Amman, in a separate statement, said it already welcomed a total of six Filipinos—one engineer on June 18 and four tourists and one worker on June 19–who crossed the Jordanian border.

Source: mb.com.ph