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June 26, 2024

by vkusdete

“For Canadians currently in Lebanon: it is time to leave”

The Canadian government officially called for its citizens to self-evacuate from Lebanon “while they still can,” in a dramatic public statement published yesterday.

“My message to Canadians has been clear since the beginning of the crisis in the Middle East: it is not the time to travel to Lebanon. And for Canadians currently in Lebanon, it is time to leave, while commercial flights remain available,” read a statement credited to Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly.

Joly’s warning comes after a recent phone call with her Israeli counterpart, Foreign Minister Israel Katz, in which she said that Canada was preparing a military evacuation of 45,000 citizens due to concerns over a full-scale war between Israel and Hezbollah.