Ottawa planning to airlift Canadians out of Israel by finish of week

Overseas Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada is planning to make use of army plane to airlift Canadians out of Tel Aviv by the tip of the week.

At the least two Canadians have been confirmed lifeless by relations following the Hamas assault on a music pageant on Saturday.

Ben Mizrachi from Vancouver was attending the occasion when Hamas militants opened hearth.

Alexandre Look, previously from Montreal, was additionally killed throughout the raid on the Tribe of Nova music pageant, which resulted within the demise of at the very least 260 folks.

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International Affairs Canada stated one particular person is presumed lifeless, and three different Canadians are nonetheless lacking.

In a information convention on Wednesday morning, Joly stated there have been 4,249 Canadians registered in Israel and one other 476 within the West Financial institution and Gaza.