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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is condemning Iran’s missile attack on Israel but says the international community must do everything it can to help avoid a bigger regional war.
Prime minister calls Iran’s missile attack a destabilizing action by a ‘terrorist regime’
Laura Osman · The Canadian Press
· Posted: Oct 02, 2024 2:40 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
A rocket flies in the sky, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, as seen from Tel Aviv, Israel, October 1, 2024. (Ammar Awad/Reuters)Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is condemning Iran’s missile attack on Israel but says the international community must do everything it can to help avoid a bigger regional war.
Exchanges of fire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon over the past year erupted into broader violence in the last week, as Israel ramped up its campaign against Hezbollah by air and began sending in ground troops on Tuesday.
Also on Tuesday, Iran launched some 200 ballistic missiles at Israel and warned of a “harsher” attack if Israel responds in kind.
Trudeau called Iran’s attack a further destabilizing action by a “terrorist regime” that put civilians at risk and runs the risk of triggering a wider war.
WATCH | Canada ‘unreservedly’ condemns Iran’s missile attack on Israel, PM says
Canada ‘unreservedly’ condemns Iran’s missile attack on Israel, PM saysPrime Minister Justin Trudeau, who spoke Wednesday to G7 leaders about the situation in the Middle East, called Iran a ‘terrorist regime’ and said their actions are putting the region at risk of wider war. ‘As an international community we have to continue to do everything we can to call for peace and stability.’
He said he spoke to other G7 leaders in an early morning call and all agreed the international community must do everything it can to achieve peace and stability in the region.
Earlier in the day, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council that in just a week, the alarming situation in Lebanon has gone from bad “to much, much worse.” He called for an end to the hostilities.
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Laura Osman is a reporter for The Canadian Press.
