Canada News Canada pulls diplomats' kids out of Israel as fear of broader war

 


OTTAWA - The Canadian   authorities  says it   determined  to tug  its diplomats'   youngsters  and their guardians out of Israel, amid fears over an   multiplied  Mideast   conflict .
Global Affairs Canada says it has   authorized  the   brief  relocation of the   youngsters  and their guardians to a   secure  0.33  country.
Embassy   body of workers  are   predicted  to stay  in Israel.
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The Embassy of Canada to Israel in Tel Aviv, the Embassy of Canada to Lebanon in Beirut, and the Representative Office of Canada to the Palestinian Authority, all   stay  absolutely  operational and   preserve  to   offer  critical  offerings  to Canadians,   together with  consular   offerings ," Global Affairs Canada   stated  in a   assertion  Wednesday evening.

Diplomats stationed in   close by  Ramallah   withinside the  West Bank and in Beirut, Lebanon, do   now no longer  have dependents   residing  with them.

"Staff at our missions in Lebanon and Ramallah   stay  in   vicinity  and are being   often  up to date  on   the continued  state of affairs  and the measures Global Affairs Canada is taking," the   branch  stated .

Tensions   withinside the  Middle East have sparked fears   approximately  an all-out   conflict  after the killing   remaining  week of a senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon and Hamas's   pinnacle  political   chief  in Iran.

On Saturday, the   authorities  warned Canadians to   keep away from  all   journey  to Israel   because of  the "ongoing   nearby  armed   battle  and the unpredictable   safety  state of affairs ."

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The   authorities  additionally  advises   towards  traveling  to the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Jerusalem and Lebanon.

The   modern-day  battle  broke out on Oct 7, after Hamas   released  a   lethal  wonder  assault  on Israel that killed an   predicted  1,  two hundred  people. The Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza says   extra  than 39,  a hundred  Palestinians have   given that  been killed   withinside the  conflict .

The Gaza Strip has been ravaged   with the aid of using  the   battle , which has   additionally  visible  a   formerly  unparalleled  direct   attack  on Israel   with the aid of using  Iran,   in addition to  Israeli   assaults  on Iran and Lebanon,   together with  the capital   town  of Beirut.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with Jordan's King Abdullah II   in advance  this week to   explicit  his "deep concern" over the   hazard  of   multiplied  battle  among  Israel and Iran,   in addition to  Hezbollah and   different  Iran-aligned groups.


"The leaders underscored the   pressing  want  to   keep away from  similarly  escalation, which   places  the lives of civilians   withinside the  area  at   hazard ," the Prime Minister's Office   stated  in a   precis  of the Tuesday call.



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