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Palestinians cross to Rafah on the Egyptian side of the border with Gaza Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. No Canadian citizens have been included in a list of more than 400 foreign nationals who would be permitted to leave Gaza for the first time since Israel launched its retaliatory war on Hamas militants more than three weeks ago. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Hatem Ali

Global Affairs Canada ready for ‘further crossings daily’ out of Gaza Strip

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called for all Canadians to be allowed out

Palestinians cross to Rafah on the Egyptian side of the border with Gaza Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. No Canadian citizens have been included in a list of more than 400 foreign nationals who would be permitted to leave Gaza for the first time since Israel launched its retaliatory war on Hamas militants more than three weeks ago. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Hatem Ali
This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. (AP Photo)

Claim out of Yemen creates concern of Iran being drawn into Gaza conflict

Houthi rebels for the first time Tuesday claimed missile and drone attacks targeting Israel

This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. (AP Photo)
Omar Mansour (left) visits with family members in Gaza, in a handout photo. After four days of trying to call his family in the Gaza Strip, Omar Mansour said he was able to hear his brother’s voice for a few minutes Monday morning. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Omar Mansour

‘Helpless’ B.C. man watches from afar as family rides out conflict in Gaza

Vancouver’s Omar Mansour says his family hasn’t had water in a week

Omar Mansour (left) visits with family members in Gaza, in a handout photo. After four days of trying to call his family in the Gaza Strip, Omar Mansour said he was able to hear his brother’s voice for a few minutes Monday morning. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Omar Mansour
Relatives and friends attend the funeral of Lili Itamari and Ram Itamari in Rukhama cemetery, south Israel, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. Lili and Ram Itamari were killed during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, in Kfar Azza near the border with the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Israel’s push into Gaza puts forces around the city

Death toll without precedent in decades of Israeli-Palestinian violence

Relatives and friends attend the funeral of Lili Itamari and Ram Itamari in Rukhama cemetery, south Israel, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. Lili and Ram Itamari were killed during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, in Kfar Azza near the border with the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
The son of a Canadian woman believed to be among Hamas hostages in Gaza wants the world to push for an end to to the fighting, and he fears Israel’s escalating offensive could end all chance of her surviving. An Israeli flag is placed next to a house destroyed by Hamas militants in Kibbutz Be’eri, Israel, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Ariel Schalit

Son of Canadian hostage in Gaza: ‘Military actions don’t solve anything’

Yonatan Zeigen pushing for an end to the conflict as he fears for his mother’s life

The son of a Canadian woman believed to be among Hamas hostages in Gaza wants the world to push for an end to to the fighting, and he fears Israel’s escalating offensive could end all chance of her surviving. An Israeli flag is placed next to a house destroyed by Hamas militants in Kibbutz Be’eri, Israel, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Ariel Schalit
FILE - First lady Jill Biden, right, watches as President Joe Biden speaks from the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, in Washington, about the war in Israel and Ukraine. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Biden says Mideast leaders must consider a 2-state solution when war ends

U.S. president says need to work toward creating Palestinian state

FILE - First lady Jill Biden, right, watches as President Joe Biden speaks from the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, in Washington, about the war in Israel and Ukraine. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Palestinians stand around a building destroyed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Rafah, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)

Thousands break into aid warehouses in Gaza as deaths top 8,000

UN official called it ‘a worrying sign that civil order is starting to break down after three weeks of war’

Palestinians stand around a building destroyed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Rafah, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)
Bob Rae, Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations, sits with members of the Canadian delegation as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the UN Security Council in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. A Canadian-led effort to formally condemn Hamas for the “deliberate cruelty” of its deadly Oct. 7 attacks on Israel went down to defeat Friday as the UN instead endorsed a more neutral call for a humanitarian pause in hostilities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

UN rejects Canadian push to call out ‘deliberate cruelty’ of Hamas attacks

Canada was among the 45 nations that abstained from the final vote after the amendment failed to pass

Bob Rae, Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations, sits with members of the Canadian delegation as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the UN Security Council in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. A Canadian-led effort to formally condemn Hamas for the “deliberate cruelty” of its deadly Oct. 7 attacks on Israel went down to defeat Friday as the UN instead endorsed a more neutral call for a humanitarian pause in hostilities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
A woman cries during the funeral of Israeli Col. Roi Levy at the Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem on Oct. 9, 2023. Just three weeks into the deadliest war between Israel and Hamas, it already is clear that the bloodshed has shaken the region for years to come and flipped long-standing Israeli assumptions upside down. Israelis’ sense of personal security was shattered, and the international community’s traditional approach of urging Israel to withdraw from occupied land in exchange for peace appears out of the question. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

Israel-Hamas war upends years of conventional wisdom. Leaders give few details on what comes next.

Just three weeks into the deadliest war between Israel and Hamas, it…

A woman cries during the funeral of Israeli Col. Roi Levy at the Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem on Oct. 9, 2023. Just three weeks into the deadliest war between Israel and Hamas, it already is clear that the bloodshed has shaken the region for years to come and flipped long-standing Israeli assumptions upside down. Israelis’ sense of personal security was shattered, and the international community’s traditional approach of urging Israel to withdraw from occupied land in exchange for peace appears out of the question. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)
A Palestinian firefighter extinguishes a fire in a destroyed building following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Abed Khaled)

Israeli troops conduct brief raid in Gaza to ‘prepare’ for an expected full-scale incursion

Israeli troops and tanks briefly raided northern Gaza overnight into Thursday, the…

A Palestinian firefighter extinguishes a fire in a destroyed building following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Abed Khaled)
Palestinians look for survivors of Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Nusseirat refugee camp, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

UN warns relief efforts in Gaza could be cut short by lack of fuel

Israelis continue to pummel region, push back at UN leader’s ‘vacuum’ comment

Palestinians look for survivors of Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Nusseirat refugee camp, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
A building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip is seen in Deir Al-Balah, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Live updates Israel escalates its bombardment in the Gaza Strip

Israel is escalating its bombardment of targets in the Gaza Strip ahead…

A building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip is seen in Deir Al-Balah, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
Relatives of people kidnapped by Hamas militants hold the pictures of their loved ones during a protest in Tel Aviv, on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. Relatives of people kidnapped by Hamas militants and supporters organise a protest calling for the return of more than 200 hostages held in Gaza for two weeks. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Israel strikes Gaza, Syria and West Bank as war threatens to ignite other fronts

Conflict spreading 2 weeks after Hamas first attacked Israel

Relatives of people kidnapped by Hamas militants hold the pictures of their loved ones during a protest in Tel Aviv, on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. Relatives of people kidnapped by Hamas militants and supporters organise a protest calling for the return of more than 200 hostages held in Gaza for two weeks. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
<div>Ottawa will end evacuation flights from Israel next week, citing decreasing demand and increasingly available commercial options now that a number of Canadians have successfully left the country at war. Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly is seen during a news conference in Ottawa, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld</div>
<div>Ottawa will end evacuation flights from Israel next week, citing decreasing demand and increasingly available commercial options now that a number of Canadians have successfully left the country at war. Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly is seen during a news conference in Ottawa, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld</div>
Trucks with humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip enter from Egypt in Rafah on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. A Canadian man trapped in Gaza says the first truckloads of aid let into the enclave today since the latest Israel-Hamas war began two weeks ago will barely make a dent to the humanitarian crisis Palestinians are experiencing all around him.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Fatima Shbair

Canadian trapped in Gaza says first load of aid barely helping crisis

Israel cut off food, fuel and other supplies to the region in response to attack by Hamas

Trucks with humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip enter from Egypt in Rafah on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. A Canadian man trapped in Gaza says the first truckloads of aid let into the enclave today since the latest Israel-Hamas war began two weeks ago will barely make a dent to the humanitarian crisis Palestinians are experiencing all around him.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Fatima Shbair
Palestinians carry an injured person on a stretcher after an airstrike in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. The Canadian government announced Saturday it will provide an additional $50 million for humanitarian assistance in the Gaza Strip as the region’s border crossing with Egypt opened to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into the besieged Palestinian territory. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Fatima Shbair

Canada has ‘high degree of confidence’ Israel didn’t hit Gaza hospital: Blair

Feds say strike more likely caused by ‘errant rocket’ from Gaza Strip

Palestinians carry an injured person on a stretcher after an airstrike in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. The Canadian government announced Saturday it will provide an additional $50 million for humanitarian assistance in the Gaza Strip as the region’s border crossing with Egypt opened to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into the besieged Palestinian territory. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Fatima Shbair
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledged divergent views, and common fears, among his Liberal MPs over the Israel-Hamas war on Friday, when he also faced an unfriendly crowd during a visit to a mosque. Trudeau arrives at the Canada-CARICOM summit in Ottawa on Wednesday, Oct.18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Trudeau under pressure over response to Israel-Hamas war

Some Liberal MPs are joining calls by Muslim groups for Canada to push for a ceasefire

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledged divergent views, and common fears, among his Liberal MPs over the Israel-Hamas war on Friday, when he also faced an unfriendly crowd during a visit to a mosque. Trudeau arrives at the Canada-CARICOM summit in Ottawa on Wednesday, Oct.18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen issued a statement from Cairo, Egypt Oct. 21, 2023, saying the federal government will ensure none of the money goes to Hamas, the militant group that launched a series of terror attacks on Israel two weeks ago. Hussen speaks during a news conference in the foyer of the House of Commons in Ottawa on June 6, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Canada commits to spend $50M on humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip

Hussen said the money will be used to provide the Palestinian population with food

International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen issued a statement from Cairo, Egypt Oct. 21, 2023, saying the federal government will ensure none of the money goes to Hamas, the militant group that launched a series of terror attacks on Israel two weeks ago. Hussen speaks during a news conference in the foyer of the House of Commons in Ottawa on June 6, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
A flock of birds fly as the sun sets at the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Egypt’s border crossing opens to let needed aid into besieged Gaza

Just 20 trucks were allowed in, but aid workers say it was insufficient to address the humanitarian crisis

A flock of birds fly as the sun sets at the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A gas pump at Petro One gas station off Egan Drive (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

Long lines at gas pump unlikely, but Middle East crisis could disrupt oil supplies, raise prices

Fifty years after the 1973 Arab oil embargo, the current crisis in…

A gas pump at Petro One gas station off Egan Drive (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)