A woman has succumbed to wounds she sustained in a ballistic missile strike in Rehovot during the 12-day Israel-Iran war last month, making her the 29th victim of the Iranian strikes in Israel.
According to the Philippine Embassy in Israel, the woman is Leah Mosquera, 49, a Filipina caregiver living in Israel who was seriously wounded when a missile struck her Rehovot home on June 15.
The embassy says that Mosquera had been hospitalized for the past month in Shamir Medical Center and underwent multiple surgeries before succumbing to her wounds. She was accompanied during this time by her sister, Joy, who also works as a caregiver in Israel.
Her body will be repatriated to the Philippines for burial.
The embassy “also renews its call for the protection of civilians, including foreign workers, during times of conflict.”
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