![]() Global Affairs Canada said late Thursday that another 550 people who are Canadians, permanent residents of Canada or their eligible family members are still hoping to leave the territory. 7 attacks by Hamas militants, who killed 1,400 Israelis and kidnapped 239 people. The bombardment is in retaliation for brazen Oct. They are fleeing a worsening humanitarian situation and constant Israeli airstrikes. Foreign nationals began leaving the Gaza Strip starting last week, but Canadians were first allowed out on Tuesday. They must also negotiate for an eventual peace, she said.Īs of early Thursday, 107 people with a connection to Canada had departed the besieged territory through the Rafah crossing into Egypt, and received help from Canadian officials. ![]() Joly also said that Canada is in line with Washington in saying Palestinians cannot be forced out of the Gaza Strip, and that Israel must negotiate with Hamas to get its hostages out. “We’re ready on the other side of the Egyptian border to assist and support Canadians that are evacuated,” Joly told reporters in a teleconference from Vancouver. The Gaza Strip has become the hardest place to live on Earth, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Thursday, as 32 more people tied to Canada escaped the war-racked territory, and Israel’s promise of a daily four-hour pause in military operations fuelled hope for faster evacuations.
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