Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly is calling for humanitarian “pauses” in Gaza after Israel sent more forces into the region over the weekend and concern mounts over the fate of Palestinian civilians.
Joly said “time is running out” and urged all parties to agree to a “truce” to evacuate foreign nationals, release all hostages and allow food, fuel and water into the region.
There are 400 Canadians trapped in Gaza, “living in fear and despair,” Joly said, according a copy of prepared remarks she is set to deliver during a lunchtime speech in Toronto on Monday.
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