Filipina Caregiver Mary Anne de Vera Killed in Iranian Missile Strike on Tel Aviv

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 19:58:00 +0300

Mary Anne Velasquez de Vera, a 32-year-old Filipina caregiver from Basista, Pangasinan, has been identified as the first person killed in Israel during Iran’s retaliatory missile strikes on February 28, 2026. She was pregnant with her first child. She was killed while helping her elderly patient reach a bomb shelter — choosing to stay with the woman she cared for rather than flee to safety alone.

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Filipina Caregiver Mary Anne de Vera Killed in Iranian Missile Strike on Tel Aviv