Prime Minister Mark Carney travelled to Egypt to attend a summit marking the end of the war in Gaza, saying the release of the Israeli hostages must lead to lasting peace.
“The release of hostages is a moment of profound relief,” Carney said in a statement from the resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh on Oct. 13. “After over two years of suffering, today families are finally reunited.”
Earlier that day, 20 living Israeli hostages held by Palestinian terrorist group Hamas were transferred back to Israel as part of a peace agreement brought forward by U.S. President Donald Trump.
The hostages had been held in captivity for over two years, since Hamas conducted raids inside Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, kidnapping 251 and killing about 1,200. Among those killed were eight Canadians: Vivian Silver, Netta Epstein, Alexandre Look, Judith Weinstein, Shir Georgy, Ben Mizrachi, and Adi Vital-Kaploun….