By Mike Blanchfield
Hamas terrorists ultimately control the fate of several dozen Canadians and other civilians trapped in Gaza, the Harper government made clear Tuesday, as the civilian death toll rose when Israeli missiles struck a United Nations school.
"Any civilian suffering in any corner of this tragic territory called Gaza, Canada laments,"said Peter Kent, Canada's junior foreign affairs minister.
"The burden of responsibility lies now with Hamas and an end to the terrorist rocketing. Israel has said--and Canada would support--an immediate ceasefire. But only if it's a permanent ceasefire, if it's a sustainable ceasefire and if it's a durable ceasefire and if Hamas doesn't--as it has in the past--use it to rearm and continue rocketing," added Kent, the Canadian government's designated spokesman on the latest Middle East conflict. Read more ...
Hamas terrorists ultimately control the fate of several dozen Canadians and other civilians trapped in Gaza, the Harper government made clear Tuesday, as the civilian death toll rose when Israeli missiles struck a United Nations school.
"Any civilian suffering in any corner of this tragic territory called Gaza, Canada laments,"said Peter Kent, Canada's junior foreign affairs minister.
"The burden of responsibility lies now with Hamas and an end to the terrorist rocketing. Israel has said--and Canada would support--an immediate ceasefire. But only if it's a permanent ceasefire, if it's a sustainable ceasefire and if it's a durable ceasefire and if Hamas doesn't--as it has in the past--use it to rearm and continue rocketing," added Kent, the Canadian government's designated spokesman on the latest Middle East conflict. Read more ...
Source: Calgary Herald
H/T: The Jawa Report
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