OTTAWA — After Iran’s stunning missile attacks on Israel and Israel-led ground operations into Lebanon, Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Tuesday war has broken out in the Middle East and called on “all parties” to agree to a ceasefire to avoid devastating civilian casualties.
Joly said Canada “unequivocally” condemns Iran’s missile attacks on Israel which “will only serve to further destabilize the region, and it must stop,” as she issued another urgent warning to Canadians to leave Lebanon — warnings she admitted have not been widely heeded. On the contrary, another cabinet minister said some Lebanese-Canadians are taking a risk and “actually going to Lebanon” against the government’s advice.
