Canada Committing $10M in Humanitarian Aid for Israel, Gaza as Canadian Flights Leave

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, on Oct. 12, 2023. The Canadian Press/AP/Hatem Moussa

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is giving an initial $10 million in humanitarian assistance for urgent needs in Israel and the Gaza Strip.

He also says the first airlift of 130 Canadians that left Tel Aviv earlier today has landed in Athens.