The Department of Migrant Workers confirmed on Sunday that there were no Filipino migrants killed or injured in the ongoing attacks on towns in Israel on Saturday.

DMW Officer-in-Charge Hans Leo Cacdac stated that the agency is currently keeping track of the Filipino workers in Israel, particularly in regions near the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territory governed by Hamas, surrounded by Israel and Egypt.

"We are monitoring and accounting for the number of Filipinos and overseas Filipino workers there. Our efforts continue. We are talking to them and their relatives," Cacdac said.

Cacdac added that some Filipinos in Israel have chosen to stay in their shelters while others have evacuated.

"There are shelters where they are safe. Some have been evacuated in some places but more often than not, they are safe in their shelters as we continue to account for our OFWs on the ground, South of Israel. There are no Filipinos reported killed or injured" he said.

The DMW monitored around 20 Filipinos outside Gaza, and they had a chance to talk to them and their families.

The Israeli government advised everyone to stay in shelters since transportation and evacuations remain unsafe.

"We interact with them (Filipinos). The advice of the Israeli government for now is to seek shelter but stay put since options such as transportation and evacuation were still unsafe," Cacdac said.

Cacdad added that the DMW has partnered with the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration or OWWA as they formed a task force to assist Filipinos in Israel.