The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has imposed a total ban on processing and deployment of all overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Gaza Strip, West Bank and Israel.

A series of resolutions issued by the POEA governing board prohibited OFWs bound for Gaza Strip from entering the area because of “growing security concerns in Israel and Palestine” brought about by the Israel-Hamas conflict.

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