Canada to Airlift Citizens, Permanent Residents out of Israel in ‘Coming Days’: Joly

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mélanie Joly delivers remarks at the Global Heads of Mission Meeting in Ottawa, on June 7, 2023. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly confirmed Tuesday that Ottawa is planning to airlift Canadians out of Tel Aviv in “the coming days,” as conflict between Israel and Hamas escalates.

Joly said the government aims to conduct the evacuation using aircraft from the Canadian Armed Forces, and it is working on additional options for people who are unable to reach the airport in Tel Aviv.