DFA confirms death of another Filipina in Israel amid Middle East conflict
Another Filipino citizen died following a missile attack in Israel amid the Middle East conflict, the Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed.
In a statement released early Tuesday, April 7, the DFA said it "expresses deep sorrow over the death of a Filipina national who was killed in a missile attack on a residence in Haifa, Israel on the evening of 05 April 2026. She died alongside her Israeli husband and elderly parents-in-law."
The agency has yet to release the woman's name or other details regarding her death.
According to the DFA, the Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv has informed the family of the deceased in the Philippines and is extending the necessary assistance. Despite limitations in the current travel landscape in the Middle East, the embassy is in the process of arranging for the "earliest possible repatriation" of the Filipina's remains.
Her family has requested privacy amid their grief.
This is the second confirmed death of a Filipino national as a result of the Middle East war. The first, Mary Ann V. de Vera, was killed in a missile attack in Tel Aviv on Feb. 28, the first day of the war. De Vera was 32, a native of Pangasinan, and had been working as a caregiver in Israel since 2019.
Over the past few days, US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been warning Iran that they "will continue to crush them," amidst Iran's refusal to completely open the Strait of Hormuz. Before the war, the strait provided passage to about a fifth of the world's seaborne oil supply. The closure has triggered a global oil crisis.
On April 5, Trump gave Iran 48 hours to reopen the Strait. However, Tehran called his threat "unbalanced and foolish," adding, "The doors of hell will be opened to you," if America attacked Iran's infrastructure.
