By Canadian Press

CP NewsAlert: Canada will airlift people from Tel Aviv this week

Oct 11, 2023 | 6:23 AM

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says the federal government will begin to airlift Canadian citizens, permanent residents and their families from Tel Aviv by the end of the week.

As of Tuesday, Joly says there were 4,249 Canadians registered in Israel and another 476 in the West Bank and Gaza.

More coming.

The Canadian Press

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