Canada Announces $65 Million Aid to Palestine, Total Funding Hits $165 Million
Published on May 19, 2024
Canada has announced an additional $65 million in international aid to Gaza, bringing its total funding to $165 million to support Palestinians in the region. The funding aims to address the “catastrophic humanitarian situation” in Gaza due to a ground offensive by Israeli forces into Rafah, International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen said in a May 16 news release. Israel has described Rafah, a Palestinian city in southern Gaza, as the last significant stronghold of the Islamic terrorist group Hamas. The Rafah border crossing is the only crossing between Gaza and Egypt to the south. Israeli leaders have repeatedly said they need to carry out a ground invasion to defeat Hamas after seven months of conflict....