National

Israel's military operation in Rafah 'completely unacceptable

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 07 May, 2024 11:40 AM

Canada's foreign minister says Israel's invasion of the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip is "completely unacceptable," and she's holding out hope that ceasefire talks will prevail.

Israeli officials announced Monday that the country approved a military operation into the border city, and Israeli forces began striking targets in the area.

The move came hours after Hamas announced it had accepted an Egyptian-Qatari ceasefire proposal, which Israel says does not meet its essential demands.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says the situation in the Palestinian territory is catastrophic, and the vast majority of people in the city have already been displaced and have nowhere to go.

Israel also seized the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt, and the flow of humanitarian aid has halted.

International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen says Canada has constantly advised against Israel's operation in Rafah and he is very disappointed that it's happening.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

B.C. wildfires: Drenching rain may bring relief, but also localized 'debris flows'

The BC Wildfire Service says 120 wildland firefighters and 105 structural firefighters are deployed to that blaze, while heavy smoke in the area continues to prevent the use of fixed-wing water bombers to combat the fire.

B.C. wildfires: Drenching rain may bring relief, but also localized 'debris flows'

Surrey pedestrian dies after being struck by a pickup truck

A Surrey man is dead after he was struck by a pickup truck while trying to cross a highway between intersections. Surrey R-C-M-P say the victim was hit by a westbound Ford pickup on Highway 17 in the Whalley area at about 4 p-m yesterday.

Surrey pedestrian dies after being struck by a pickup truck

Generosity of local businessman, Bobby Pawar, gets Langley Food Bank a bigger space

Food bank reps such as Calamunce approached Pawar to buy their building so the Food Bank could expand and meet the needs of many of the less fortunate in our communities.

Generosity of local businessman, Bobby Pawar, gets Langley Food Bank a bigger space

Youth charged in Surrey stabbing

On August 18th of last year Surrey RCMP responded to an assault in progress at the intersection of 184Street and Fraser Highway and found 45-year-old victim Leroy Billy suffering from stab wounds. Billy was transported to hospital, where he died of his injuries.

Youth charged in Surrey stabbing

Canada must explore links between immigration, housing crunch: Marc Miller

The housing crisis is a chief topic of conversation at the retreat, which comes as the federal Liberals prepare their agenda for the fall sitting of Parliament. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. estimates Canada needs about 5.8 million new homes by 2030 to restore housing affordability.

Canada must explore links between immigration, housing crunch: Marc Miller

Air quality advisory lifted for most of Metro Vancouver

An air quality advisory covering most of the Vancouver area has been lifted. The Metro Vancouver Regional District says a change in weather has reduced the amount of fine particulate matter in the air coming from wildfire smoke in the B-C Interior.