Here鈥檚 a quick roundup of today鈥檚 top stories:
The crisis alert in Gaza has been raised to Alert Level 3, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega confirmed to 黑料社 on Thursday.
鈥淭his means that the government is calling on Filipinos to consider repatriation on voluntary basis,鈥� he said.
President Ferdinand 鈥淏ongbong鈥� Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said that the Philippines stands with Israel which was attacked by the Palestinian militant group Hamas over the weekend.
Marcos made the declaration when he met with Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss in Malaca帽ang.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu forged an emergency government on Wednesday to direct war against Hamas, and his defense minister vowed to wipe the Palestinian militant group 鈥渙ff the face of the earth鈥� over its deadly weekend attack.
Islamist Hamas gunmen invaded Israel from the Gaza Strip on Saturday in a surprise assault that killed at least 1,200 people, the deadliest Palestinian militant attack in Israeli history.
Based on the autopsy conducted by the police, the 14-year-old student who died days after he was聽slapped by his teacher聽had a 鈥渞are鈥� condition that caused a blood vessel in his brain to rupture.
Lt. Col. Ryan Manongdo, Antipolo City police officer in charge, said on Wednesday night that the examination of Francis Jay Gumikib鈥檚 body showed that the slapping incident was not related to the student鈥檚 death.