The federal government has officially launched its special immigration measures program for extended family members of Palestinian Canadians trying to escape the war in Gaza, allowing 1,000 of them to move to Canada temporarily. Refugee advocates have criticized some of the program requirements. Federal government has capped the program at …
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Crisis at Gaza hospitals ‘extremely dire’ as health officials accuse Israel of hostility
Authorities in the Gaza Strip say the Rafah land crossing between the war-torn territory and Egypt will reopen on Sunday after being closed for the two previous days. 107 people with connections to Canada have crossed since Israel-Hamas war started Authorities in the Gaza Strip say the Rafah land crossing …
Read More »How Netanyahu’s Hamas policy came back to haunt him — and Israel
In the wake of Hamas's deadly rampage of October 7, some Israelis are remembering Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's previous attempts to "keep Hamas alive" as a counterweight to more moderate Palestinian groups. The Israeli leader and Hamas are deadly enemies — and allies in opposing a 2-state solution Israelis don't …
Read More »A perilous journey for countless Palestinians trying to flee danger in northern Gaza
Day after day, thousands more people in northern Gaza are scrambling to get to a place of greater safety as intense fighting rages there between Israel and Hamas. These civilians are streaming out of the northern part of the territory, making the journey south whatever way they can — many …
Read More »Israel presents evidence, witness testimonies of Hamas’s sexual violence in Oct. 7 attacks
Hamas-led militants and assailants raped women and carried out other heinous acts of sexual violence during the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, according to the testimonies of survivors, witnesses, first responders and forensics investigators. International law and human rights experts have been gathering evidence and testimonies on crimes perpetrated WARNING: …
Read More »Israeli PM vows to ‘crush and destroy’ Hamas ahead of expected ground offensive into Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel would "crush and destroy" Hamas in response to its attack last Saturday. Israel forms unity government; officials in Gaza say supplies, power sources dwindling Warning: This story contains disturbing details Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel would "crush …
Read More »‘It’s not a dream anymore,’ says Canadian whose family got out of Gaza. For others, the wait continues
More Canadians were set to make the journey to safety from Gaza at the Rafah crossing with Egypt on Wednesday, only to learn that the border was closed again. Dozens had arrived at Rafah crossing, hoping to exit, while others have made it to Cairo More Canadians were set to …
Read More »Israeli push against Hamas sparks more fighting, deaths in Gaza cities
Hundreds more Palestinians were killed as Israel fought Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip's biggest cities on Thursday, and almost two million displaced Gazans struggled to find food and refuge. Civilians trying to stay out of harm's way increasingly packed near southern border with Egypt Hundreds more Palestinians were killed …
Read More »Israeli ground campaign on Gaza City expected to begin ‘very soon’ as residents flee south
Palestinians struggled Saturday to flee from areas of Gaza targeted by the Israeli military while grappling with a growing water and medical supply shortage ahead of an expected land offensive a week after Hamas's bloody, wide-ranging attack into Israel. Israeli military continues to warn civilians to leave northern part of …
Read More »Police investigate shots fired overnight at 2 Jewish schools in Montreal
Police are investigating whether there is a connection between the two incidents. Front doors struck by bullets but no one was injured Montreal police are investigating after shots were fired at two Jewish schools. Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) spokesperson, Jean-Pierre Brabant, said police received two …
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