THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is preparing to bring home from war-torn Israel 22 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), together with the bodies of the two Filipinos who died in the conflict.

"We are also bracing ourselves for repatriation. There were [OFWs] who already requested for repatriation only in Israel, because Gaza is being handled by the DFA [Department of Foreign Affairs], where there are less OFWs," DMW OIC Hans Cacdac said Thursday.

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