For Canadian citizens, permanent residents and their families seeking to leave Israel as violent clashes continue, military flights from Tel Aviv to Athens could begin as early as Thursday evening.
The war, sparked after Hamas conducted surprise attacks across the Israeli border from Gaza on Saturday, has already claimed more than 2,200 lives. But without the creation of a humanitarian corridor, which would likely require intervention by the United Nations, there is nothing the Canadian government can do as long as Gaza remains cut off.
Joly said Canada aims to work with the UN if there is an evacuation from Gaza, adding there was no such information yet and she would be in touch with her counterpart in Jordan to discuss options for people in the West Bank. Lantsman noted a spring 2022 parliamentary report on the botched evacuation of Kabul showed weaknesses in Canada's ability to launch emergency airlifts.
The Canadian government is also working with Air Canada to add extra flights at the lowest cost possible from Athens to Canada, in another unusual move that differs from past policy in such situations. Wallach said he hopes to be on a flight this week, along with his wife, his daughter and her boyfriend.
"Nothing changes," he said, pausing as an Israeli fighter jet flew overhead. "It's so loud. There's so much activity in the air." She said Canadian officials have been in contact with the chief negotiators of hostages in Israel, and is sending a team of experts to help.
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