Global Affairs confirmed in a statement Tuesday the deaths of two Canadians in Lebanon. The circumstances of their deaths are currently unknown.
No further information could be released by the ministry about this event “for reasons of confidentiality”.
He also said he had received a “request for consular assistance for injuries sustained recently during the attacks.”
“Canada is gravely concerned by the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah,” he added. “An urgent de-escalation on the Israel-Lebanon border is necessary to avoid a devastating catastrophe.”
Lebanon suffered one of its deadliest days on Monday. Large-scale Israeli strikes targeting Hezbollah killed at least 569 people on Monday and Tuesday, including 94 women and 50 children, according to Lebanon’s health minister. He said in a televised interview that 1,835 people were also injured. The toll does not distinguish between fighters and civilians.
That day, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly published a message on X urging Canadian citizens and permanent residents who are in Lebanon to “return to Canada immediately.”
“The security situation along the Israeli-Lebanese border is very volatile and can escalate at any time, without warning,” she added in another post.
With information from the Washington Post