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Canada joins international partners condemning Israel's plan to take over Gaza City
Canada is joining international partners Saturday in panning Israel's plan to take control of Gaza City approved this week. In a joint statement, foreign ministers from several countries including Canada, Australia, France, Germany and the United Kingdom said they reject a decision taken by the Israeli security cabinet on Friday to launch an additional large-scale military operation in Gaza. 'It will aggravate the catastrophic humanitarian situation, endanger the lives of the hostages, and further risk the mass displacement of civilians,' the statement reads. 'The plans that the Government of Israel has announced risk violating international law.' Tweet This Click to share quote on Twitter: "The plans that the Government of Israel has announced risk violating international law." Israel's cabinet approved a plan Friday to take control of Gaza City, and the country's Foreign Ministry said the plan is not to hold Palestinian territory long-term but rather to rout Hamas. Story continues below advertisement The decision to intensify its 22-month war with Hamas has renewed international pressure pressing for an end to the conflict. 3:29 'There's nothing left to occupy': Palestinians condemn Netanyahu's decision to take control of Gaza The United Nations has called the move a dangerous escalation and warns it likely would require a large ground invasion and the displacement of tens of thousands of civilians. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Hamas-led militants triggered the war when they stormed into Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing around 1,200 people and abducting 251 people. Most of the hostages have been released in ceasefires or other deals but 50 remain inside Gaza. Israel believes around 20 of them to be alive. Israel's retaliatory campaign has killed more than 61,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which does not say how many were fighters or civilians. The ministry is part of the Hamas-run government and staffed by medical professionals. Story continues below advertisement 0:46 Israel's plan to take over Gaza City is 'wrong,' puts lives of hostages at 'greater risk': Carney The UN Security Council is scheduled to hold an emergency meeting Sunday to discuss Israel's plans for a new ground operation. A meeting planned for Saturday afternoon was postponed. The UN Mission of Panama, which holds the council presidency this month, provided no details, but Saturday is the Jewish Sabbath and Israel is certain to want to speak at the meeting. The foreign ministers urge efforts to bring the conflict to an end 'through an immediate and permanent ceasefire.' That would enable humanitarian assistance to enter in ravaged area as famine is unfolding in Gaza. View full screen View full screen View full screen View full screen View full screen View full screen View full screen View full screen View full screen View full screen View full screen View full screen View full screen View full screen View full screen Previous Image Next Image Close Modal Gallery The statement said Hamas must release all hostages without further delay and must ensure they are humanely treated and not subject to cruelty and humiliation. Story continues below advertisement 'The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains catastrophic,' the statement adds, calling on Israel to amend a recently implemented registration system of international humanitarian organizations to make sure they can distribute aid. On Friday, Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a similar message, but stopped short of saying whether Canada would consider sanctions against Israel. 'We are working on multiple fronts to try to bring a level of stability to the region, then security, then peace to the region,' Carney told a news conference in Trenton, Ont. — with files from The Associated Press
Toronto Star
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Hundreds cheer Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego as Democrats take offensive against Trump's tax bill
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Winnipeg Free Press
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Iraqi prime minister removes paramilitary commanders after deadly clash with police
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's prime minister approved sweeping disciplinary and legal measures against senior commanders in a paramilitary force after clashes with police at a government facility that left three people dead last month, his office said Saturday. Gunmen descended on the agricultural directorate in Baghdad's Karkh district on July 27 and clashed with federal police. The raid came after the former head of the directorate was ousted and a new one appointed. A government-commissioned investigation found that the former director — who was implicated in corruption cases — had called in members of the Kataib Hezbollah militia to stage the attack, Sabah Al-Numan, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, said in a statement Saturday. Al-Sudani, who also serves as commander in chief of the armed forces, ordered the formation of a committee to investigate the attack. Kataib Hezbollah is part of the Popular Mobilization Forces, a coalition of mostly Shiite, Iran-backed militias that formed to fight the Islamic State extremist group as it rampaged across the country more than a decade ago. The PMF was formally placed under the control of the Iraqi military in 2016, but in practice it still operates with significant autonomy. Some groups within the coalition have periodically launched drone attacks on bases housing U.S. troops in Syria. The Kataib Hezbollah fighters who staged the attack in Karkh were affiliated with the 45th and 46th Brigades of the PMF, the government statement said. Al-Sudani approved recommendations to remove the commanders of those two brigades, refer all those involved in the raid to the judiciary, and open an investigation into 'negligence in leadership and control duties' in the PMF command, it said. The report also cited structural failings within the PMF, noting the presence of formations that act outside the chain of command. The relationship between the Iraqi state and the PMF has been a point of tension with the United States as Iraq attempts to balance its relations with Washington and Tehran. The Iraqi parliament is discussing legislation that would solidify the relationship between the military and the PMF, drawing objections from Washington, which considers some of the armed groups in the coalition, including Kataib Hezbollah, to be terrorist organizations. In an interview with The Associated Press last month, Al-Sudani defended the proposed legislation, saying it's part of an effort to ensure that arms are controlled by the state. 'Security agencies must operate under laws and be subject to them and be held accountable,' he said.
