Prime Minister Mark Carney said Israel’s plan to take over the largest city in the Gaza Strip will not improve the humanitarian situation and could worsen the fate of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.
“We join others, many others in viewing that this is wrong,” Carney said after a defence-related announcement in Trenton on Aug. 8.
The previous day, Israel announced it intends to take control of Gaza City in a bid to defeat Hamas. Israel already controls large swathes of the Strip.
Carney said that Israel’s latest plan is “not going to contribute to an improvement in the humanitarian situation on the ground” and will “put the lives of the hostages at greater risk rather than lessening it.”….