Canada’s foreign affairs minister says the federal government is “evaluating” its relationship with Israel after the country’s Sept. 9 strike on Qatar.
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand made the comments Sept. 10 on the sidelines of the Liberal caucus retreat in Edmonton, saying Israel’s strike on Hamas leadership in the Qatari capital of Doha interrupted Qatar’s efforts to broker peace between Hamas and Israel amid their ongoing war.
“We are evaluating the relationship with Israel. Of course, the attack yesterday on Qatar was one that was unacceptable. It was a violation of Qatari airspace,” Anand said. “There were deaths on the ground at a time when Qatar was trying to facilitate peace.”…