As conflict intensifies, Quebecers with family in Lebanon worry about loved ones
CBC
Sitting outside her apartment building in Montreal, Nassam Charara says the last weeks have become increasingly stressful.
She's a Canadian citizen who grew up in Lebanon and moved to Canada four years ago to study.
"We are scared to go to sleep at night because we are afraid to wake up to news that a family member has died, or your house in your hometown has been exploded or neighbours have died," she said.
Charara has been calling friends and family members in Lebanon to check in on them. That includes her parents who have evacuated their home, and are staying in Beirut.
"Everyone is trying their best to keep some sort of stability, but also be safe as much as possible," she said.
The Canadian government has been warning Canadians in Lebanon to leave and to avoid travelling to the area as the conflict between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah has intensified.
"We need the war to end, the war in Gaza or, also at the border between Lebanon and Israel," said Mélanie Joly, Canada's minister of foreign affairs.
"We need a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages — a ceasefire also at the border between Lebanon and Israel."
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On Tuesday, Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would continue to pound Hezbollah targets and urged Lebanese citizens to escape the grip of the group's leader, Hassan Nasrallah.
"Our war is not with you. Our war is with Hezbollah," Netanyahu said at an army base at an undisclosed location after Israel's military announced an airstrike on the Lebanese capital killed Ibrahim Kobeisi, the alleged commander of Hezbollah's missiles and rocket force.
Israel has accused Hezbollah of hiding its weapons in homes and villages in Lebanon, allegations the Lebanese group denies.
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