Canada insisted on Saturday on “the fundamental importance of protecting journalists” after the Israeli attack on a building housing international media in Gaza, and called for “immediate measures” to end the violence.
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Noting in a tweet that Canada is following “with great concern” the situation in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Canadian Foreign Minister Marc Garneau called on “all parties” to take “immediate action to end violence, defuse tensions and protect civilians, refugees, journalists and the media ”.
1/2 Canada is following the situation in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza with great concern.
All parties must take immediate action to end the violence, defuse tensions and protect civilians, refugees, journalists and the media.
– Marc Garneau (@MarcGarneau) May 16, 2021
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He reiterated “the fundamental importance” for Canada to protect journalists, stressing that they “must be free to do their work” and that their “safety and security must always be ensured”.
