At least 4 Filipinos hurt in Iran’s retaliatory airstrikes on Israel

At least four Filipinos have been injured in Iran’s retaliatory airstrikes on Israel, the Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv confirmed.

According to a report on 24 Oras Weekend, one Filipino also reported that a strike had hit their home, but that they were safe as they had taken refuge in a bomb shelter. 

The Philippine embassy there is on high alert amid the unrest in the region. On Friday, Israel struck Iran, saying its goal is to stop Iran from developing atomic weapons and taking out its ballistic missile capabilities.

Iran struck back, launching its own airstrikes on Israel.

In a letter to the United Nations, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi described the attack as a "declaration of war" and "called on the Security Council to immediately address this issue," the ministry said.

Araqchi said Israel's attacks were aimed at sabotaging nuclear talks with the US that were to resume in Oman on Sunday, and which have now been cancelled. He said Israel's attacks had the support of the US and that Iran was acting only in self-defense. — with reports from Reuters/BM, GMA Integrated News