Canada begins West Bank evacuations into Jordan as focus on Rafah Gate intensifies
Ottawa has begun evacuations of Canadians in the West Bank as the Rafah Gate border crossing between Egypt and Gaza remains closed.
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Ottawa has begun evacuations of Canadians in the West Bank as the Rafah Gate border crossing between Egypt and Gaza remains closed.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling for Hamas to immediately free Israeli hostages and permit unimpeded humanitarian access into Gaza, where a dire crisis is unfolding as the war in the region is into its tenth day.
Currently, there is no way out of Gaza for the roughly 2.3 million people living in the territory, and efforts continue to try to secure safe passage for those still inside.
“This takes months. It’s not a short operation,” said reserve Brig.-Gen. Amir Avivi, a former Israel Defense Forces deputy commander of the Gaza division
Host Mercedes Stephenson speaks with an Israel Defense Forces spokesperson, Israel Defense and Security Forum chairman and a human rights lawyer about the Israel-Hamas conflict.