Canada urges its citizens in Lebanon to leave while they still can as Israel-Hamas war escalates
Canada on Saturday urged its citizens in Lebanon to leave while they still can as neighbouring Israel ramps up a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip.
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![TOPSHOT - An Israeli army soldier sits by a machine gun deployed on a tripod at a position in the upper Galilee region of northern Israel near the border with Lebanon on October 28, 2023 amid increasing cross-border tensions between Hezbollah and Israel as fighting continues in the south with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. Since Palestinian militant group Hamas carried out an unprecedented attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7, Lebanon's southern border has seen tit-for-tat exchanges between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah, a Hamas ally. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP) (Photo by JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images) A machine gun is seen in focus while out-of-focus soldiers are seated behind the weapon.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7011807.1698529775!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/1749738913.jpg)
Canada on Saturday urged its citizens in Lebanon to leave while they still can as neighbouring Israel ramps up a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip.