Live Update
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Sunday, September 2, 2018
Duterte arrives in Israel for first-ever visit
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte lands at Ben Gurion Airport for a three-day visit to Israel.
Duterte’s visit to Israel will be the first by a Philippine leader in more than 60 years of diplomatic ties between the two nations.
His trip will focus on bolstering bilateral ties, including in trade and defense, as well as the conditions for thousands of Filipino caretakers working in Israel.