In the news today: Israel-Hamas war roils as Canadians fear peace is impossible

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bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...Gaza’s Interior Ministry said Israel renewed airstrikes before dawn on Wednesday and hit locations across the Gaza Strip after the blast at al-Ahli Hospital. At least 37 people were killed following attacks in the al-Qasasib and Halima al-Saadia areas of Jabalia, north of Gaza, it said.

Aid workers, meantime, warned that life in Gaza was near complete collapse because of the Israeli siege that followed the deadly Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.As the Israel-Hamas war continues to roil, Canada's political leaders spoke at a conference in Ottawa aimed at combating antisemitism, organized by the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs.

Poilievre cautioned against applying a"moral equivalence" between the October 7th Hamas attack and Israel's efforts to protect its civilians. Meanwhile, Singh addressed the rising tensions experienced by the Jewish community, as well as anti-Palestinian sentiments.A majority of Canadians don't think lasting peace is possible between Israelis and Palestinians, a new poll suggests.

The questions in the poll were designed by Leger in collaboration with the Association for Canadian Studies, and were asked online of 1,548 people in Canada between Oct. 13 and Oct. 15.A police liaison officer who communicated directly with"Freedom Convoy" protesters during the winter 2022 demonstrations is expected to testify today in the criminal trial of two of its organizers.

Volker Türk visited Ottawa this week to touch base on human-rights issues in general, including how they are handled in Canada and how Ottawa can best address issues abroad. Türk said that no country is perfect, and he said it's a good thing that Canadians often discuss where they are falling short. He said that this largely applies to its approach with Indigenous Peoples.

 

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