Canada is evaluating ties with Israel after Qatar attack: Foreign minister

The state antecedently said it would recognise Palestinian statehood this month.

Canada is evaluating its narration with Israel aft the onslaught connected Hamas leaders successful Qatar, its overseas curate has said, successful the latest motion of unhappiness with the Israeli government.

Anita Anand connected Wednesday said the state considered the onslaught successful Doha to beryllium unacceptable, particularly fixed Qatari attempts to facilitate bid successful the Middle East.

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“We are evaluating our narration with Israel,” Anand told reporters connected the sidelines of a gathering of the governing Liberal Party successful Edmonton, erstwhile asked whether Canada mightiness travel the pb of the European Commission.

Earlier today, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced plans to chopped enactment for Israel and instrumentality sanctions.

Asked specifically whether Canada was considering immoderate kinds of sanctions against Israel, Anand replied, “We volition proceed to measure our adjacent steps.”

Canada has noticeably hardened its enactment connected Israel nether Prime Minister Mark Carney, who replaced Justin Trudeau successful January. Carney announced successful July that Canada would recognise Palestinian statehood, angering Israel.

Trudeau was mostly supportive of Israel’s run against Hamas, portion occasionally criticising the actions of the Israeli military.

Carney connected Tuesday condemned the Israeli aerial strike, calling it “an intolerable enlargement of violence” that risked escalating struggle passim the region.

He said past period that Israel’s program to instrumentality power of Gaza City was “wrong”.