World · 11 March 2026
Filipino carer's death exposes new peril for 2.4M in Israel
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Filipino workers across the Middle East are imperilled by daily missile and drone attacks from the ongoing US, Israel, and Iran conflict. On 28 February, a 32-year-old Filipino carer tragically became the conflict in Israel's first death. Many of the 2.4 million Filipinos living there want to return, yet are limited by closed airspace and needing higher salaries.
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