Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly speaks with reporters before question period on Tuesday, October 1, 2024.Photo by Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press

Joly asks Israel not to retaliate after it was hit by missile barrage from Iran

Canada's foreign affairs minister said she 'unequivocally' condemns Iran's actions but further attacks by either side risk sparking an 'all-out war'

by · National Post

OTTAWA — As war spread in the Middle East on Tuesday, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly “unequivocally” condemned Iran’s move to fire dozens of missiles into Israel but asked the Jewish state not to respond in a bid to avoid further escalation.

Joly also begged Canadians in Lebanon to leave immediately as Israel began what it is calling a limited ground operation against Hezbollah targets in the southern part of that country.

Iran fires ballistic missiles at Israel, calls attack the 'first wave'Fears heightened that the Middle East is on the brink of war after Iran fired at least 180 ballistic missiles into Israel Tuesday evening, forcing the entire civilian population to be ordered into bomb shelters as sirens sounded across the country.National Post Wire Services, 01 Oct 2024'Active shooting on the Boulevard. Stay inside': 30 seconds away from a terror attack in JaffaJAFFA, Israel — In my corner of south Jaffa, it didn’t start with the Iranian missiles. It started with gun shots, from a machine gun probably. A round of about 30 shots fired into the night, at what felt like the corner of my street.Karin Kloosterman, Special to National Post, 01 Oct 2024