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Canada calls for ceasefire in Israeli-Palestinian conflict

An Israeli airstrike strikes residential homes in the town of Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on May 16, 2021. Israeli air raids on Gaza City flatten three buildings and kill at least 42 people on Sunday. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM Habboub Ramez/ABACA

By The Canadian Press

Posted May 18, 2021 1:03 pm.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is calling for a ceasefire in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

He says the violence needs to stop and Canada will work with the international community to de-escalate the situation so there is no more loss of civilian life.

At least 212 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli airstrikes and 10 people in Israel have died in ongoing rocket attacks launched from civilian areas in Gaza.

U.S. President Joe Biden expressed support for a ceasefire during a call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday.

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