Gaza Strip

• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemns Iran’s attacks on Israel

  Trudeau's statement comes after Iran's state-run media said Tehran had fired ballistic missiles at targets inside Israel in what was Iran's first direct military attack on Israel.

  World

  Apr 13
  
• Ottawa says it’s working to airdrop humanitarian aid into Gaza as soon as possible

  International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen said Ottawa was exploring new options to deliver aid to the besieged Palestinian territory as the Israel-Hamas conflict continues. 

  Canada

  Feb 28
  
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• Canada urges Israel not to press ahead with ‘devastating’ Rafah offensive

  In a joint statement with the prime ministers of Australia and New Zealand, Justin Trudeau said the impact of an incursion into Rafah would be 'devastating'.

  Canada

  Feb 15
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• Minister ‘pissed off’ to hear Canadians’ families blocked from exiting Gaza

  Canada's immigration minister says it's "immensely frustrating" to hear that a list of people related to Canadians are being blocked from leaving the Gaza Strip.

  Canada

  Feb 7
• Trudeau says feds ‘actively working’ to find missing Palestinian-Canadian in Gaza

  Mansour Shouman was in the region to help document ongoing humanitarian efforts amid the raging Israel-Hamas war.

  Canada

  Jan 31
• Israel strikes land in Gaza Strip it told Palestinians to evacuate to

  The strikes came a day after the United States vetoed a United Nations resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza, despite its wide support.

  World

  Dec 9, 2023
• More Canadians are on the list to leave Gaza Sunday

  The names of 135 Canadians are now on a list of foreign passport holders cleared to cross into Egypt via the Rafah land crossing.

  Canada

  Nov 19, 2023
• Calgarian returns from Gaza: ‘It’s not safe’

  After a prolonged embrace with his children, Tamer Abu Hasira’s mind went to the family he left back in the Middle East conflict.

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2023
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• Emotional family reunion as Canadian couple returns home from Gaza Strip

  After weeks in the Gaza Strip under bombardment, a Canadian couple was able to return home through Egypt. Their son was at Toronto Pearson Airport, desperate to see them safe.

  Canada

  Nov 14, 2023
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• Israeli strikes kill multiple at shelter and hospital in Gaza, as Blinken seeks aid

  The new attacks came as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in the region trying to find ways to ease the plight of the civilians caught in the fighting.

  World

  Nov 4, 2023