Canada's ambassador to Egypt says embassy at the ready to welcome evacuees from Gaza
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Canada's ambassador to Egypt says the embassy is ready to help Canadians in Gaza as fighting continues between Israel and Hamas.
Canada's ambassador to Egypt says the embassy is ready to help Canadians in Gaza as fighting continues between Israel and Hamas.
"The sooner the better," Ambassador Louis Dumas told CTV's Question Period host Vassy Kapelos in an interview that aired Sunday.
"I don't have a timeline at this point. But definitely rest assured we're working extremely hard at finding a resolution of the problem."
The two-week-long conflict between Israel and Hamas has left thousands dead and wounded on both sides.
More than 1,400 people in Israel have died, The Associated Press reports, mostly civilians killed during Hamas' attack from Gaza on Oct. 7, and around 200 people are believed to be held hostage.
Israel has launched continued airstrikes on Gaza, which Hamas has ruled for years, imposed a siege on the territory that has cut off food, water and electricity, and ordered residents in the north to move south ahead of a possible ground offensive.
The Associated Press, citing the Hamas-run Health Ministry, reports that more than 4,600 people have been killed in Gaza, including a disputed number of victims who died in a hospital explosion that the Canadian government says was likely caused by a rocket fired from within Gaza.
