Filipino seafarer George Miranda is missing, presumed dead in Strait of Hormuz

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Targeted and civilian casualties

The tragedy has also reached those thousands of miles from their homes. In Israel, the conflict claimed its first Filipino casualty when Mary Anne de Vera, a caregiver from Pangasinan, was killed while reportedly assisting her ward during a strike. In the Strait of Hormuz, Filipino seafarer George Miranda is missing and presumed dead after his tugboat was attacked during a rescue mission, according to the Philippine Daily Inquirer.