The Armed Forces of the Philippines is readying the deployment of military transport planes to fetch over Filipinos who were affected by the ongoing armed conflict between Israel and Palestinian militant group, Hamas in Gaza.

"The Armed Forces of the Philippines is prepared to execute evacuation operation should there be a need for that and we already came out with a plan on how to do it. This will be a whole-of-nation approach because what is important for us is the safety of our countrymen," AFP spokesperson Col. Medel Aguilar said in a televised press briefing in Malacañang on Wednesday.

Aguilar said two C-130 and one C-295 aircraft were placed on standby and ready for deployment should there be a need for the Philippine government to repatriate distressed overseas Filipinos from the conflict area.

The AFP, he said,  has already identified a temporary safe haven for the Filipinos if the hostility in the conflict area further escalates.

"Aside from that we also identified the airport of embarkation, two airports where we can consolidate those who will be evacuated, and then, that will be now the mode of transport," he added.

Aguilar said the overseas Filipinos could gather two identified airports of embarkation namely Haifa Airport in Haifa and Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv—both in Israel—where the sent military aircraft could fetch them.

From there, they will be transported to a designated "temporary safe haven" at the Adana Sakirpasa Airport in Adana, Turkey before going home to the Philippines.

"But all of these will only be executed based on the recommendation or instruction coming from other government authorities," Aguilar noted.

Meanwhile, the Philippine Air Force said it has swiftly conducted meticulous planning in preparation of its air assets for the repatriation efforts of Filipinos in Israel.

PAF spokesperson Col. Consuelo Castillo said they have already readied the C130 and C295 aircraft with complement aircrew, medical, and security personnel.

"The combined capacity of both aircraft will be able to transport more than a hundred  Filipinos out of Israel's conflict area in one shuttle," she told reporters on Wednesday.

Castillo said the PAF is undertaking more detailed planning in coordination with other Philippine government officials currently in Israel "as to how we can maximize the number of Filipinos they can shuttle out of the danger areas towards nearby safer territories or countries."

In a situational update, Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Lt.Col. Jonathan Conricus said the death toll amid the conflict has risen to 1, 200 Israelis, most are civilians with more than 2,700 wounded.

"The death toll has, unfortunately, sadly risen over the last few hours. Why does that happen? Not because of the ongoing fighting in Israel and more Israelis are killed by the hundreds. Thankfully no. But because as time goes by we find and expose additional dead bodies of civilians inside communities," Conricus noted.