Canadian doctors who worked in Gaza call for arms embargo, sanctions against Israel [Video]

Canadian medical professionals who treated wounded Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are urging Ottawa to stop all military trade with Israel.

The doctors said Wednesday that Canada’s current restrictions on arms exports to the country aren’t good enough, and they alleged Canadian firms are still making military components being used in Gaza.

Israel has insisted for months that its military operations in Gaza are meant to stop the threat posed by Hamas, but it has faced a wave of international condemnation over the high civilian death count and its restrictions on aid, including food and medical supplies.

Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed in the war and aid groups warn of imminent famine in Gaza.

Orthopedic surgeon Deirdre Nunan told a Wednesday news conference on Parliament Hill she saw many patients with ghastly injuries during her five visits to Gaza — including injuries consistent with drone strikes that …