Hundreds of protesters compelled cancellation of a Saturday night reception dinner hosted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for his visiting Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni.
The occasion was to be held on the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, however Trudeau and Meloni and different dignitaries have been blocked from coming into the constructing.
“Due to security concerns, the event was cancelled,” a spokesperson for the prime minister’s workplace informed CBC News. There have been 200-300 protesters and police didn’t say if any have been arrested.
As with different pro-Palestinian protests, demonstrators stated Canada and Trudeau was funding genocide in Gaza.
Canada has referred to as for a cease-fire within the enclave, however Trudeau stays adamant that Israel has the correct to defend itself. The warfare started after Hamas, listed as a terrorist group in Canada, attacked and killed about 1,200 Israelis and took round 250 hostages on Oct. 7, 2023.
Israel responded with an all-out assault, vowing to destroy Hamas. More than 30,000 individuals, most of them girls and youngsters, have since been killed in Gaza.
Source: www.anews.com.tr