The Canadian government is planning to assist Canadians and their families departing from Tel Aviv in the coming days, using Canadian Armed Forces aircraft, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly announced Tuesday. Federal officials are also working on other options for those who cannot reach the airport amid the Israel-Gaza war.
Family members, including Montrealer Oran Zlotnick, are worried about their Canadian relative Tiferet Lapidot, 23, who was at the music festival near the Gaza border that was attacked by Hamas
Canada s Official Opposition Conservatives are calling for the federal government to immediately send evacuation flights to bring home Canadian citizens stranded in Israel.