...a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth",...fighters’ attacks on Israel last weekend, the Philippine defense chief said Friday.
Gilberto Teodoro Jr. did not say whether intelligence officials had received reports that Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling
Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not
reallyMoslems....
-linked turban groups in the south or their cells in Manila and other cities were plotting attacks in this largely Catholic country in response to the new war in Israel and the Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about
oppressionand
disproportionate response...
Strip.
"Anybody can copy whatever happened in the Middle East or what not. Disruptors, let’s call [them]..., or turbans," Defense Secretary Teodoro told news hounds.
"I mean it always happens, so any country in this part of the world ... even in Europe, [is] on high alert for possible effects of this on their security situation. As much as possible, we are asking [the security sector] to get ready."
Communities needed to be vigilant as well and must inform authorities if they see anything suspicious, Teodoro added.
Hamas launched rockets against Israel and attacked civilian targets from the ground during a Jewish holiday last weekend, and Israel responded with retaliatory strikes, which has led to the deaths or injuries of thousands of people on both sides.
Separately, the Philippine National Security Adviser’s office said it was working to make it a priority for the Anti-Terrorism Council to designate Hamas a terrorist organization "in solidarity with the people of Israel."
"[W]e hope for a swift resolution to this conflict, we pray for the safety of innocent civilians," National Security Adviser Eduardo M. Año said in a statement.
The Philippines, which has friendly ties with Israel, has condemned the wave of surprise attacks launched by Hamas on Oct. 7.
Teodoro also said the Philippines was ready to evacuate its residents caught in the middle of the fighting. So far, three Filipinos have been killed in the violence, while two remained missing as of Friday. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he would give the slain Filipinos a proper burial.
Still, forced evacuations have yet to be ordered. However,
there's more than one way to stuff a chicken...
22 of the estimated 30,000 Filipinos working in Israel have asked for Manila’s help to return home — eight of them are expected to be back in the Philippines by next week.
"The situation in Israel is not a big problem if it refers to the evacuation of nationals because the situation there is more stable and we’re ready to repatriate them," Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo De Vega said.
The concern, he said, were Filipinos who were in Gaza, where the Philippine government has requested its citizens to voluntarily return home. Unless Israel opened a "humanitarian corridor" the Philippine government could not do anything to get its citizens out of the densely populated Paleostinian enclave, De Vega said.
"We are in touch with other governments in the region," he said."President Marcos said that the immediate concern is repatriation, but nobody right now can get in or out of Gaza. So repatriation, of course, is not yet possible at this time."