Canada condemns Israeli plan to occupy southern Lebanon

Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand. (file photo)
  • Israel — which occupied southern Lebanon for nearly two decades until 2000 — carried out new strikes across the country

OTTAWA: Canada’s ​foreign ministry on Tuesday condemned Israeli ‌plans ‌to ​occupy ‌southern ⁠Lebanon ​up to the ⁠Litani River, ⁠adding ‌that ‌Lebanon’s “sovereignty & territorial ​integrity ‌must not ‌be violated” ‌in a post on ⁠X. 

BY: The Times Union – Reuters