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Behind the scenes, the Trudeau government’s balancing act is getting even tougher as the Israel-Hamas crisis deepens

OTTAWA—By any account, it has been a brutal month.

The explosion of hostilities sparked by an attack on Israel by Hamas militants has riveted the attention of global leaders, humanitarian organizations and civil society, and deepened rifts at the United Nations. In Ottawa, it has become one of the most all-consuming crises to hit the Trudeau government.

This is a look at how the past four weeks have unfolded inside government. The Star spoke to multiple sources, most of whom talked only on condition they not be identified in order to candidly discuss a challenging foreign policy file with profound domestic and international implications. All described it as the most challenging — including on an emotional level — since the Liberals came to power.

Meanwhile at the Museum of tolerance …

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