Manila: Twenty-one stranded Filipino officials arrived Saturday in Manila who were evacuated from Israel, according to media reports. The group, including four dairy industry specialists from the Agriculture Department, were in Israel for a technology training program from June 10 - 20, the Manila Times reported.

According to Anadolu Agency, the officials were stranded due to the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict. Six more Filipinos managed to cross the Jordan border on Friday and have since arrived at the Philippine Embassy. The Philippines has already urged its 30,000 workers in Israel and 1,200 nationals in Iran to return amidst the escalating tensions. Eight Filipinos have sustained injuries in the Iranian attacks on Israel, as reported by the ABS-CBN news outlet.

Hostilities erupted on June 13 when Israel launched airstrikes on several sites in Iran, targeting military and nuclear facilities. This prompted Tehran to execute retaliatory strikes. Israeli authorities have reported that at least 25 people have been killed and hundreds injured due to Iranian missile attacks.

Meanwhile, Iranian media reports indicate that in Iran, 639 people have been killed and more than 1,300 wounded as a result of the Israeli assault.