Canada's Carney Slams Israeli Military Campaign in Lebanon
"It's an illegal invasion" of Lebanon, Carney told reporters at a news conference in Quebec, adding: "It's a violation of their territorial sovereignty, integrity, and sovereignty."
The Canadian leader pointed to recent steps taken by Beirut against the militant group as undermining Israel's stated rationale for the offensive. "From a practical perspective, the Government of Lebanon has banned (the Lebanese group) Hezbollah. It's taking action, is trying to take action against Hezbollah and their terrorist activities and their threats to Israel, and that is the purported justification for this invasion."
"So, we condemn it," he added.
Israel has unleashed a sustained wave of airstrikes on Lebanon and launched a ground offensive in the country's south following a cross-border assault by Hezbollah on March 2.
The human toll has since mounted sharply — Lebanese authorities report at least 1,247 people killed and a further 3,690 wounded in the Israeli strikes, underscoring the deepening humanitarian crisis gripping the country.
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