Global News published this video item, entitled “Israel-Gaza conflict: Canadian officials hold briefing as security worries mount | LIVE” – below is their description.
Officials from Global Affairs Canada, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and the Department of National Defence are expected to deliver a technical briefing on the situation in Israel, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank following last weekend’s attacks by Hamas.
Tel Aviv has responded with relentless airstrikes against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and Israeli officials have suggested a ground offensive is imminent, which may escalate the conflict further.
The briefing comes after Khaled Meshaal, a former leader of the group Hamas, called for demonstrations across the Muslim world Friday in support of Palestinians is causing security worries among Jewish organizations in Canada.
Canadians in Israel are starting to safely leave, as the first evacuation flights organized by the government transported people from Tel Aviv to Athens, Greece on Thursday.
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