Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 26) — The Filipino worker who was taken hostage and eventually freed by Hamas will receive lifetime social security benefits and regular stipends from the Israeli government, authorities confirmed on Sunday.
The Philippine Embassy in Israel made the announcement on their Facebook page with a photo of Gelienor “Jimmy” Pacheco meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen.
The Israeli Government will provide Jimmy and his immediate family lifetime social security benefits and regular stipends similar to those given to Israelis who are victims of terrorist attacks,” the Embassy said in their post.’ ‘3’: ‘contentWidth’: ‘fit-content’ ’embedCode’: ‘