Canadian Killed in Lebanon Amid Israeli Offensive, Minister Anand Says

Smoke and debris rise after a building is hit by an Israeli airstrike in the area of Abbasiyeh, on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, on April 8, 2026. Kawnat Haju/AFP via Getty Images

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says a Canadian citizen has died in southern Lebanon as Israel conducts a military offensive against Hezbollah.

“Today I was made aware of the death of a Canadian in southern Lebanon,” Anand wrote in an April 13 statement. “On behalf of the Government of Canada, I extend my deepest condolences to his family and loved ones as well as to the broader community.”