Canada ends evacuation flights out of Israel and turns attention to possible Lebanon rescue
With Israel rescue flights now over, Ottawa is now preparing for another much larger possible evacuation in Lebanon.
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![Canadian nationals wait to be evacuated on six chartered passenger ships that were positioned off the coast, at Beirut seaport, in Lebanon, Wednesday, July 19, 2006. Six chartered passenger ships were positioned off the coast to begin evacuating tens of thousands of Canadians stranded in the crossfire there in what could become the biggest evacuation of its citizens in that country's history. About 30,000 Canadians in Lebanon have now registered with the embassy in Beirut, said Kim Girtel, a spokeswoman for Foreign Affairs. She acknowledged that evacuation will take time. A Canadian flag is held up, on the right side of the image, above a large crowd of people stand outside.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7001013.1697676130!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/lebanon-2006-war-canada-evacuation.jpg)
With Israel rescue flights now over, Ottawa is now preparing for another much larger possible evacuation in Lebanon.