‘Nobody likes to see war’: Lebanese Manitobans cautious amid travel warnings
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The federal government has warned Canadians in Lebanon to get out of the region while there are still commercial flights available.
A Winnipeg businessman with family in Lebanon says he’s been in close contact with relatives as tensions escalate in the Middle East.
The federal government has warned Canadians in Lebanon to get out of the region while there are still commercial flights available.
Abdo El Tassi told 680 CJOB’s The Start that he talks to family daily, and that they’re safe so far.
“Everybody is worried. Nobody likes to see war,” El Tassi said.
“We are worried, but really where my family is … it’s far from the trouble area — 70 kilometres away.”
Fears that escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah could spiral into a broader regional conflict have already led to the Canadian government pulling children of diplomats out of Tel Aviv, and several airlines already cancelling or altering flights.
“My sister is there, she’s a Canadian. She goes in the summer there and she comes back. I asked her, ‘Should you be leaving right away?'” El Tassi said.“She said, ‘I’m not worried, everything’s going to be OK.’
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