Hamas kidnap survivor eyes going back to Israel

FILIPINO caregiver Gelienor "Jimmy" Pacheco, a survivor of Hamas abduction in Israel, said on Monday that he plans to go back to Israel despite the raging conflict in the Mideast state to secure his family's future.

"First of all, I'm very happy that I'm finally home with my kids and my family. It still feels like a dream. Just like what I told my wife, yes, I'm going back [to Israel] to secure my kids' future. That's how parents should be. I don't want them to experience the hardships I had gone through when I was young. Even if they say that there will be a lifetime pension, I don't want to rely on that," Pacheco said in an interview.