Ms. Ann Flanagan Whalen at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On October 23rd, 2023. See this statement in context.

October 23rd, 2023 / 12:10 p.m.

Director General, North Africa, Israel, West Bank/Gaza, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

The Government of Canada has not called for a ceasefire specifically. The Government of Canada has encouraged parties to the conflict to follow their obligations under international humanitarian law and to ensure humanitarian access, particularly into Gaza, given the desperate conditions there.

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