Overview
- Government-arranged buses from Tel Aviv and Ramallah to Jordan carried seven evacuees while a chartered flight to Athens transported 95 Canadians.
- Iran has partially reopened airspace over its eastern half for domestic and international flights, restoring key transit routes for evacuees.
- Ottawa’s Emergency Watch and Response Centre has fielded more than 6,000 inquiries since June 13 to guide Canadians on departure options.
- Nearly 6,400 Canadians are registered with Global Affairs Canada in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza and about 5,550 in Iran, with consular teams stationed in neighbouring countries.
- The U.S.-brokered ceasefire has held for three days after 12 days of missile and drone strikes that killed over 1,000 in Iran and at least 28 in Israel with thousands injured.