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Canadian PM talks to Herzog at pope’s inauguration, urges aid to Gaza
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke to President Isaac Herzog on the margins of Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration in the Vatican, according to a Canadian readout.
Carney “reiterated the need for Hamas to release all hostages and stressed the imperative of an immediate ceasefire in Gaza,” according to the statement.
The Canadian leader “called for urgent, life-saving humanitarian aid to reach civilians and affirmed Canada’s support for a two-state solution,” it adds.
The pair “agreed that Hamas must lay down its weapons and have no future role in the governance of Gaza.”
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