As Israel and Hezbollah inch toward war, Canada braces for a repeat of the 2006 evacuation

The federal government may have to make plans to repeat its largest-ever mass evacuation as the risk of an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah continues to increase.

As Israel and Hezbollah inch toward war, Canada braces for a repeat of the 2006 evacuation
An Israeli flag flutters next to a fire burning in an area near the border with Lebanon in Safed, northern Israel on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. Scores of rockets were fired from Lebanon toward northern Israel on Wednesday morning, hours after Israeli airstrikes killed four officials from the militant Hezbollah group, including a senior military commander.

The federal government may have to make plans to repeat its largest-ever mass evacuation as the risk of an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah continues to increase.