Canada will halt arms shipments to Israel, a government source announced yesterday, Tuesday, following a non-binding vote in parliament on the matter. “We are in a situation where the reality on the ground no longer allows us” to export arms to Israel, the source said. Canada's parliament on Monday adopted a non-binding resolution in favor of “an immediate ceasefire” in the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. That resolution also called on the government to “suspend approvals and shipments” of weapons “to Israel.” “After October 7th we have only approved licenses for non-lethal equipment. And, given the rapid development of the situation on the ground, we have not approved any permits since January 8,” said Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Jolie, who visited the Middle East last week. Arms sales licenses granted by Canada after the start of the Gaza war […]
Source: News Beast
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