Canadian Special Forces Sent to Israel for ‘Contingency Planning’

The national defence department says the potential for escalating hostilities in the region has led Global Affairs Canada to request support from the military.

Members of 437 Transport Squadron help with the assisted departure of evacuees from Tel Aviv, Israel to Athens, Greece as part of Operation ION on 15 October 2023. Corporal Charles Audet, Canadian Armed Forces Photo

The Canadian military has dispatched a group of elite soldiers to Israel to evacuate Canadian citizens en masse if deemed necessary, says the Department of National Defence (DND).

“In support of Global Affairs Canada, CAF personnel from Canadian Special Operations Forces Command are assisting the Canadian embassy in Israel with contingency planning,” a DND spokesperson told The Epoch Times in an email statement.