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OTTAWA — As Canada scales back its evacuation flights out of Israel, increased tension along the Lebanese border now have officials urging Canadians to avoid all travel to that country.
So far, 16 evacuation flights have left the Tel Aviv airport and more planned over the weekend, officials said during a Friday afternoon press conference in Ottawa. “For the time being, commercial options out of Tel Aviv also remain available, although these are still limited,” she said., Canadian Joint Operations Command head Vice-Admiral Bob Auchterlonie said Canada’s relief flights were also transporting Israeli citizens to Tel Aviv aboard their return trips, at the request of the Israeli government.
“We know they are facing extremely difficult conditions, and we are doing everything we can to support them.”“We’re working closely with all of our partners who have their citizens also there,” she said.
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