Trudeau repeats ceasefire call but doesn’t condemn Israel sending troops into Lebanon
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pleaded for peace in the Middle East Saturday, as he decried a civilian death toll he blamed on Hamas, Hezbollah and Israel.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pleaded for peace in the Middle East Saturday, as he decried a civilian death toll he blamed on Hamas, Hezbollah and Israel.
But Trudeau stopped short of outright condemning Israel for beginning a ground war days after the Israeli military crossed the border into southern Lebanon.
“We need to see peace in the region,” Trudeau said from Paris where he is attending the final day of the Francophonie summit.
The gathering of leaders of French-speaking countries takes place every two years to promote and protect French language and culture around the world.
But the war in the Middle East has been a dominant factor in this year’s meeting, particularly as Lebanon is one of the organization’s 88 member countries.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, in Paris with Trudeau, was scheduled to meet with a Lebanese government minister later Saturday.
Violence in the region escalated in recent weeks, nearly a year after the Hamas attack on Israel that set off the latest war with Hamas in Gaza and between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
About 1,200 Israelis were killed and 250 others taken hostage in the Oct. 7, 2023 attack. Gaza health authorities say nearly 42,000 people have been killed in Gaza in the year since.
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