Canada is “evaluating the relationship with Israel”, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Wednesday after Prime Minister Mark Carney called the country’s strike on Qatar “an unprovoked attack.”
Israel says it targeted senior Hamas leaders in the capital Doha on Tuesday, while the militant group says its main ceasefire negotiator survived the attack.
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On Wednesday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced plans to seek sanctions against Israel and a partial trade suspension.
Anand said while Hamas must release its Israeli hostages in Gaza, Israel’s strike on Qatar was an “unacceptable” breach of the sovereignty of a country trying to facilitate peace talks.
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