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Normalcy in Israel returning; embassy recommends lowering alert – DFA
The Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv has recommended lowering the alert level in Israel to Alert Level 2 due to a return to normalcy following a 12-day military campaign against Iran.
Alert Level 2 signifies a restriction phase, prohibiting new deployments.
Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Germinia Aguilar-Usudan stated that the Secretary of Foreign Affairs must still approve the downgrade, and the removal of the alert will be gradual.
The Philippines hopes the ceasefire deal between Israel and Iran, backed by the United States, will hold.
Ambassadors to Israel and Iran report a return to normalcy in their respective jurisdictions.
The Philippines is maintaining Alert Level 3 for Iran, but is awaiting confirmation of sustained stability before any decision to downgrade.
Alert Level 3 advises Filipinos to consider voluntary repatriation due to potential violent disturbances or external aggression.
Twenty overseas Filipinos from Tel Aviv are expected to return home soon as Ben Gurion Airport has reopened to limited flights.
Another group of eight Filipinos from Iran is also set to arrive in the Philippines via Turkmenistan.
The government continues to appeal to Filipinos in affected areas to go home if possible.
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The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has raised Alert Level 3 in both Israel and Iran due to ongoing fighting, enjoining Overseas Filipinos (OFs) in these nations to return to the Philippines.
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