Canadians Stuck in Israel as Flights Are Cancelled, Embassy Closed for Thanksgiving

Canadians Stuck in Israel as Flights Are Cancelled, Embassy Closed for Thanksgiving
Fire and smoke rise following an Israeli airstrike on Hamas targets in Gaza City on Oct. 8, 2023. The Canadian Press/AP/Hatem Moussa
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Some Canadians say they are stuck in Israel in the midst of deadly fighting as airlines cancel their flights out and reaching the Canadian Embassy on a holiday weekend proves difficult.

Hamas fired thousands of rockets and sent out dozens of fighters to wage war on Israel from Gaza on Oct. 7, with the attack and counteroffensive killing hundreds on both sides.