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Canada Accelerates Evacuations as Post-Ceasefire Flights Resume

Resumed commercial flights after a truce has enabled Ottawa to assist over 800 Canadians in returning home.

Damages inside a building are seen in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 26, 2025, after an Israeli airstrike on early Tuesday. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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Travellers at Ben Gurion Airport a day after the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, near Tel Aviv on Wednesday.

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.