(Images via Mélanie Joly Twitter.)
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says the first group of Canadians living in the West Bank have safely crossed the border into Jordan.
The federal government has been working to get Canadian citizens out of Israel, Gaza and the West Bank since Hamas attacks on Israel sparked increased violence and hostility in the area.
Minister Joly called Gaza the worst place to be in the world right now and Canada is working to get all citizens in the area safely out of the region.
Update: Two additional @CanadianForces flights departed Tel Aviv today and carried over 300 passengers to Athens.
Since October 12, @CanadianForces flights have carried over 1,000 passengers out of Israel.
Flights will continue for as long as required. pic.twitter.com/gTLkz6a453
— Bill Blair (@BillBlair) October 15, 2023
Two additional Canadian Forces flights left Tev Aviv yesterday, bringing the total number of Canadians flown out of Israel to Athens to more than 1,000.
National Defence Minister Bill Blair says the airlifts will continue “as long as required.”
I am elated to announce that the first group of Canadians have now safely crossed from the West Bank into Jordan. Thank-you to our teams in Ramallah, Amman, Tel Aviv and Ottawa, who worked around the clock to make this happen. pic.twitter.com/w2Y6he0LoL
— Mélanie Joly (@melaniejoly) October 16, 2023