Iran’s Missile Attack Against Israel a ‘Significant Escalatory Move,’ Says Canadian Defence Minister

Iran’s Missile Attack Against Israel a ‘Significant Escalatory Move,’ Says Canadian Defence Minister
National Defence Minister Bill Blair delivers a keynote address at the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries annual defence industry trade show CANSEC in Ottawa on May 29, 2024. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Canadian Defence Minister Bill Blair says his government is watching developments in the Middle East with increasing concern, calling Iran’s Oct. 1 missile attack against Israel a “significant escalatory move.”

Israeli authorities sounded the alarm for citizens to seek bomb shelters at midday as Iranian missiles were being fired. Footage posted on social media by Israel’s foreign ministry showed barrages of projectiles flying through the sky and hitting the ground.