Israel news: Canada opposes Iran strikes [Video]

OTTAWA –

As war spread in the Middle East on Tuesday, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly “unequivocally” condemned Iran’s move to fire dozens of missiles into Israel and called for no further escalation in the war from all sides.

Joly also begged Canadians in Lebanon to leave immediately as Israel began what it is calling a limited ground operation against Hezbollah targets in the southern part of that country.

“These attacks from Iran will only serve to further destabilize the region, and it must stop,” Joly said on Parliament Hill. The latest moves by Israel and Iran are risking an “all-out war” in the Middle East, she said.

In the House of Commons, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre demanded the government say unequivocally that Israel has the right to defend itself. 

Joly said in response that she had been in contact with her Israeli counterparts earlier in the day. In an earlier scrum …