Ottawa calls for probe into demolished Canadian water treatment plant in Gaza

The Canadian government is 'assessing the damage' at a demolished water treatment plant and facility in Gaza that it built 25 years ago, while asking Israel for a full and independent investigation into what occurred, International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen says. Social media video began circulating on the weekend of explosives being laid down at the facility, known as the Canada Well, in Tel Sultan, a Rafah neighbourhood. The video also showed an explosion leveling the well.

Ottawa calls for probe into demolished Canadian water treatment plant in Gaza
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen arrives to a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024.

The Canadian government is 'assessing the damage' at a demolished water treatment plant and facility in Gaza that it built 25 years ago, while asking Israel for a full and independent investigation into what occurred, International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen says. Social media video began circulating on the weekend of explosives being laid down at the facility, known as the Canada Well, in Tel Sultan, a Rafah neighbourhood. The video also showed an explosion leveling the well.