Sixth Canadian dead in wake of Hamas attack in Israel | CityNews Calgary
The federal authorities says a younger girl believed to have been taken hostage throughout the Hamas assault in Israel greater than every week in the past is the sixth Canadian dying within the struggle.
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly confirmed the dying whereas talking to reporters in Ottawa on Tuesday morning.
“We’re now at six confirmed deaths and two missing Canadians,” Joly mentioned.
The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) says the household of Tiferet Lapidot has requested that her dying be shared with the media. They describe her as an Israeli girl with Canadian dad and mom.
The centre says the 22-year-old attended the Supernova music competition and was reportedly kidnapped by Hamas militants throughout the shock assault on Oct. 7.
“She called her mother during the Hamas attack explaining that there was a terror attack that was taking place and that she was hiding in the bushes with a friend,” reads a submit by CIJA on X. “She said that a vehicle was coming forward and she had to stop talking.”
At least 260 folks had been killed on the music competition as militants stormed into Israel from the close by Gaza border.
Joly provided condolences to the household and says she met with the sufferer’s father and uncle throughout her journey to Tel Aviv.
“They told me how much she was a brilliant, beautiful young woman, and my heart and my thoughts are with her loved ones,” she mentioned.
Lapidot’s aunt Galit Goren spoke with Breakfast Television on Monday. She confirmed her physique was present in Israel however they didn’t know the precise location.
Another 5 Canadians have been confirmed useless and two others stay lacking since militants stormed into Israel from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. The federal authorities says greater than 10 Canadian Armed Forces flights have left Tel Aviv to date with greater than 1,300 passengers on board.
The federal authorities mentioned Monday, along with the flights leaving for Greece from Israel, it has evacuated some Canadians by bus from the occupied West Bank. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly confirmed the primary group of Canadians had crossed safely into neighbouring Jordan.
Calls proceed to develop louder for the Canada to demand a humanitarian hall to permit foreigners to depart Gaza because the state of affairs their worsens. There are presently round 300 Canadian Citizens, everlasting residents and their households in Gaza who’ve registered with the Canadian authorities for help.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday known as on Hamas to right away launch hostages in Gaza. Canadian officers have declined to supply particulars about any potential hostages, warning that doing so may have an effect on their security
Both sides of the struggle have reported greater than 4,000 useless since combating started greater than every week in the past. The dying toll is predicted to rise additional as Israel prepares for a seemingly imminent floor assault in Gaza.
Officials from Global Affairs Canada, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and the Department of National Defence are anticipated to supply an replace on the state of affairs within the area on Tuesday afternoon.
With information from The Canadian Press
