OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says close to 45,000 Canadians are in Lebanon, months after warning there is no guarantee Ottawa can evacuate them if the situation deteriorates further.
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says close to 45,000 Canadians are in Lebanon, months after warning there is no guarantee Ottawa can evacuate them if the situation deteriorates further.
Since the brutal Hamas attack on Israel last October prompted Israel to bomb Gaza, Hezbollah militants have been shooting rockets at northern Israel. That has caused communities near the border to evacuate, and Israel to strike both civilian and Hezbollah infrastructure. At that point, Joly had warned that"the situation on the ground may not allow us to help you" if things get worse. On Friday, she specified how many people could end up trapped."We need to make sure that message is clear, that it is also well-followed by Canadians. And we need to make sure, also, that we're well prepared.""We are very concerned for what is happening in Lebanon and of course, in the wider Middle East," she said.
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