Canada Pledges $50M Aid to Lebanon and Condemns Israeli Invasion
· World · Al Jazeera, BBC News
Canada’s secretary of state for international development, Randeep Sarai, visited Lebanon to announce new humanitarian aid and condemned Israel’s military invasion. During his visit to Beirut, Sarai stated that Lebanon should govern its own space and launched new support programmes for affected families, bringing Canada's total assistance to Lebanon this year to more than $50 million. Sarai met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, who promised to reinstate state authority and implement anti-corruption reforms. The ongoing conflict has killed more than 4,000 people, displaced approximately 360,000 residents, and caused widespread destruction across the country. Israeli officials stated they will not pull out of southern Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed.
Why it matters
The funding directly supports displaced Lebanese families and Syrian refugees caught in the escalating conflict, while highlighting deepening international divisions over military operations in southern Lebanon.
Read the original report — Al Jazeera
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