Two Canadians have been killed in Lebanon as the fighting between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah escalates. Global Affairs Canada confirmed the deaths, with the agency telling Global News on Wednesday that it was “aware of the deaths of two Canadian citizens” and “officials stand ready to provide consular assistance.” GAC did not … Read more
By Staff The Associated Press Posted September 3, 2024 5:29 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Justice Department announced criminal charges Tuesday against Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and other militants in connection with the Oct. 7, 2023, attack in Israel. The criminal complaint filed in federal court in … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 1, 2024 2:19 pm Updated September 1, 2024 2:20 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Toronto-based woman whose family lives in Israel says she is wrestling with both anger and grief after learning a cousin taken hostage by Hamas has died … Read more
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a guided missile submarine to the Middle East and is telling the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group to sail more quickly to the area, the Defense Department said Sunday. The moves come as the U.S. and other allies push for Israel and Hamas to achieve a … Read more
The Israeli military said Thursday that it has confirmed that the head of Hamas’ military wing, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an airstrike in Gaza in July. The announcement comes a day after an apparent Israeli strike in the Iranian capital killed Hamas’ top political leader. The rapid events this week have left U.S., Egyptian … Read more
Global Affairs Canada is warning more than 20,000 Canadians in Lebanon that they can’t rely on government evacuation flights if war engulfs that country. The department says 21,399 Canadians have officially registered as being in Lebanon, though it expects many more are present in the country. Canada has urged people for months to leave Lebanon … Read more
Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’ top leader in exile who landed on Israel’s hit list after the militant group staged its surprise Oct. 7 attacks, was killed in an airstrike in the Iranian capital early Wednesday. He was 62. Hamas said Haniyeh was killed at his residence in Tehran in an Israeli airstrike after he attended the … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks before Congress on Wednesday in hopes of bolstering U.S. support for continuing Israel’s offensives against Hamas and other adversaries. But boycotts of his appearance by some Democratic lawmakers and expected protests outside are highlighting how his hard-line government’s conduct of the devastating conflict in Gaza is opening fissures in … Read more
The long-standing pro-Palestinian encampment was dismantled at McGill University on Wednesday morning as dozens of Montreal police officers descended on campus and one man was arrested. McGill president Deep Saini said the university was clearing out the camp in “close collaboration” with the city and police, and through the “engagement of a qualified security firm.” … Read more
Two months ago, before Israeli troops invaded Rafah, the city sheltered most of Gaza’s more than 2 million people. Today it is a dust-covered ghost town. Abandoned, bullet-ridden apartment buildings have blasted out walls and shattered windows. Bedrooms and kitchens are visible from roads dotted with rubble piles that tower over the Israeli military vehicles … Read more
