17 Filipino seafarers held hostage by Houthi group in Red Sea – DFA

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The Philippine foreign affairs department says at least 17 Filipino seafarers have been taken hostage by Yemen’s Houthi rebels aboard their vessel in the Red Sea.

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00:00 The Foreign Affairs Department says at least 17 Filipino seafarers have been taken hostage
00:06 by Yemen's Houthi rebels aboard their vessel in the Red Sea.
00:10 The Iran-backed Houthis seized the Galaxy Leader cargo ship on Sunday, November 19.
00:15 In an episode of GMA's Unang Balita, Foreign Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega says this was
00:20 not the first time Filipinos were hostaged, but it is notable due to the connection to
00:24 the Israel-Hamas war.
00:26 The Houthis have been launching drones and long-range missiles at Israeli targets in
00:30 solidarity with Hamas.
00:32 De Vega adds the DFA received information the hostage-takers had no plans to harm the
00:37 foreign hostages.
00:38 [Music]

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