Canadian Government Sending Passenger Planes to Israel

The Canadian government will begin airlifting citizens and their families out of Israel by tomorrow or Friday, as officials continue to seek confirmation of how many Canadians have been killed or remain missing, while providing new details about plans to send hostage negotiators. Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly has confirmed that two Canadians are confirmed dead, and a third is presumed dead in Israel. Joly says the government is following reports that another three Canadians remain missing and officials are in contact with those individuals’ families to offer support, and with local authorities as well as allied countries to gather additional information and intelligence. She would not confirm if there are any Canadians among the hundreds of hostages.