Philippines distances from Locsin's comment on 'killing' Palestinian childrenA Palestinian child injured in an Israeli air strike is carried inside the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern of Gaza Strip, on Oct. 17, 2023. MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has disassociated itself from a remark made by one of its diplomats inciting violence upon Palestinian children who he said would grow up to tolerate the actions of militant group Hamas. They could stage mass suicide against Hamas until the latter ran out of bullets,” Locsin said. After deleting the post, Locsin apologized for his remarks and said that his comment — which was shared with his more than 662,000 followers — was a “sarcastic response” to another user on the platform. Gaza officials reported 900 people killed so far, and Israel's army said the bodies of roughly 1,500 militants had been found.

Source: Philippine Star October 23, 2023 11:16 UTC