The foreign minister says the safe exit of Canadians stuck in Gaza and the creation of a humanitarian corridor are her priorities.

During his stay in Jordan, Minister Joly took stock of the situation in Israel and the Palestinian territories.

To ensure the evacuation of Canadians from Israel, she emphasized in an interview on the show Behind the scenes of powerthat six aircraft have left Israel and that the evacuation operation continues [aussi longtemps] The [sera] necessary.

Given the increasingly uncertain situation in the region, the head of Canadian diplomacy encouraged Canadian nationals living there not to hesitate to leave the region. If you have a seat on the plane, take it. We don't know how the situation will develop.she hinted.

Additionally, an agreement reached with Jordan would allow Canadian civilians to be evacuated to Jordan by bus until the beginning of next week.

While an agreement was reached on Saturday allowing civilians to leave Gaza through the Rafah border crossing towards Egypt, the Egyptian authorities canceled this agreement, leaving hundreds of civilians stranded and in complete insecurity.

Minister Joly must speak to her Egyptian and Israeli counterparts about the issue while around forty Canadian families are still in the Gaza Strip. The call to open the Rafah border crossing echoes those repeated by France.

The situation is very unstable at the moment, but I am convinced of it [les Israéliens] will be able to protect the Canadian civilians there and also ensure that they can leave the country.

Critical humanitarian situation in Gaza

The minister expressed concern about the situation in Gaza the worst thing in the world, while water, food and fuel are becoming scarce and the work of humanitarian organizations is becoming increasingly dangerous. Ms Joly reiterated the need to create a humanitarian corridor.

At the end of the day on Saturday,WHO said he estimated that evacuating thousands of patients from northern Gaza to the south would represent the equivalent of Death sentence and Doctors Without Borders called on Israel to do so Evidence of the most basic humanity.

My goal is definitely to make sure that they can get out, and at the same time that the civilians are coming out, I want to make sure that there is a humanitarian corridor through which essentially humanitarian aid can get into Gaza.

Same civilians

When the minister affirmed Israel's right to defend itself against Hamas, she underscored the importance to respect the principles of international humanitarian law.

As important as Israeli civilians are, so are Palestinian civilians, and both are equally important.

She emphasizes that Canada draws a distinction between Hamas and the Palestinians.

His comments came as the Trudeau government demonstrated unwavering support for Israel in the early days of the conflict. While many countries andU.N. Despite speaking out against the blockade of Gaza while denouncing civilian casualties and the danger the conflict poses to Palestinian civilians, Prime Minister Trudeau refused to take a position against the blockadeand demanded Israel's right to defend itself.

Towards a diplomatic exit from the conflict?

At a time when the region, particularly in southern Lebanon and Aleppo in Syria, is threatened by wildfires and the Israeli army is preparing for a ground offensive, Minister Joly insists that Canada must be present on the ground and participate all diplomatic conversations.

Ms Joly needs a way out of the crisis diplomatic solution and Canada has one role to play For calm the mood a little, reduce tension In the region.