Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has issued a statement seeking to clarify her government’s stance on a ceasefire in Gaza after a video from a senior Hamas official commending Canada’s position drew attention online.
“Hamas are terrorists. Our statement was clear: for a ceasefire to be sustainable, Hamas must release all hostages, stop using Palestinian civilians as human shields, and lay down its arms. They have no future in Gaza,” said Ms. Joly in reference to a Dec. 12 statement from the Prime Minister’s Office.
