Canada pulls diplomats’ children out of Israel over war threat | News in brief

Canada is pulling the children of its diplomats and the children’s guardians out of Israel, several Canadian media reports.

The reason for the decision is the fear of the expansion of the war in the Middle East. Iran and Lebanon-based Hezbollah have said they plan to retaliate against Israel.

On Saturday, Canada urged its citizens to avoid traveling to Israel.

Egypt said it was closing its airspace Thursday morning because of Iran’s military exercises. News agencies speculated that Iran might attack Israel.

Reuters

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