MANILA, Philippines --- There are 131 Filipinos in the Gaza Strip and more than half of them are now asking to be repatriated, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega told INQUIRER.net on Friday. Gaza is a Palestinian enclave on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt and Israel. The strip is about 365 square kilometers and it is home to at least 2.3 million people, making it the largest city in the State of Palestine. But following the unprecedented attack conducted by the militant group Hamas on October 7, the city has become the center of Israeli-Palestinian war. In a text message, De Vega told INQUIRER.net that 131 Filipinos are currently resid...Keep on reading: By the numbers: Filipinos in battle-weary Gaza Strip