Ottawa urges Canadians to leave Lebanon while they can due to escalating violence

Joly warns that if the violence between Hezbollah and Israel intensifies, it could affect people’s ability to leave the country and Canada’s capacity to provide consular services

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is urging Canadians to leave an increasingly volatile Lebanon while they can.

Joly says it is not the time to travel to Lebanon, and for Canadians now there, it is time to leave while commercial flights remain available. Canada is not currently offering assisted departures or evacuations for Canadians in Lebanon, and these are not guaranteed.

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