(Ottawa) Representatives of the Canadian government held discussions with the ambassador of the Jewish state in Ottawa regarding the strikes which claimed the lives of seven humanitarian workers, including a Canadian-American, Justin Trudeau confirmed on Wednesday.
“Yes, we did [contacter l’ambassadeur Iddo Moed] “, the Prime Minister briefly responded to a journalist’s question.
As he did not seem to want to elaborate on the subject, the reporter asked him to specify what had been discussed.
“We expressed, as I said [mardi]our dismay at the unacceptable deaths of humanitarian workers, including a Canadian-American citizen, in Gaza,” said Justin Trudeau.
He added that the international community must obtain “answers” about the circumstances surrounding this tragedy, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described as a “serious mistake”.
The Jewish state’s embassy in Canada refused to confirm that the head of mission, Iddo Moed, had indeed had discussions with Canadian authorities on this subject.
“Unfortunately I cannot comment, as we are not in the habit of providing details of our regular meetings and exchanges with representatives of the Canadian government,” said a spokesperson.
Many countries have condemned Israel for the strikes which killed seven aid workers from the American NGO World Central Kitchen (WCK), at a time when famine threatens Gaza, according to the UN.
Among the victims of the event that the IDF presented as a blunder is a 33-year-old Canadian-American employee, Jacob Flickinger, WCK revealed Tuesday.
Nationals of Palestine, Australia, the United Kingdom and Poland were also killed.
“These are the heroes of WCK. These seven beautiful souls were killed by the Israeli Defense Forces in a strike returning from a full day of mission,” wrote the organization’s CEO, Erin Gore.
“Their smiles, their laughter and their voices will remain forever engraved in our memories,” he added.
The accident theory is not unanimous.
“As of March 20, at least 196 humanitarian workers have been killed” in Gaza, said Jamie McGoldrick, senior UN official for coordinating humanitarian aid in the occupied Palestinian territory.
With the collaboration of Louise Leduc, The Press