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Trudeau Urges Canadians to Leave Lebanon, Citing ‘Real’ Risk of Escalation

A Middle East Airlines (MEA) plane departs from Beirut-Rafik Hariri International Airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, 12 August 2024. (EPA)
A Middle East Airlines (MEA) plane departs from Beirut-Rafik Hariri International Airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, 12 August 2024. (EPA)
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Trudeau Urges Canadians to Leave Lebanon, Citing ‘Real’ Risk of Escalation

A Middle East Airlines (MEA) plane departs from Beirut-Rafik Hariri International Airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, 12 August 2024. (EPA)
A Middle East Airlines (MEA) plane departs from Beirut-Rafik Hariri International Airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, 12 August 2024. (EPA)

There is a real risk of escalation in the conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah, and Canadians should leave Lebanon while possible because Ottawa may not be able to evacuate everyone if the situation worsens, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday.

"We see that the risk of escalation is real, the challenges in the region are significant," Trudeau told reporters in Ontario.

"We are making certain preparations to be able to support in the event that everything gets much, much worse, but the situation is so difficult that we may not be able to get all Canadians out."

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Suspected Attacks by Yemen's Houthis Target Shipping in Red Sea

File - Houthi fighters march during a rally of support for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and against the US strikes on Yemen outside Sanaa on Jan. 22, 2024. (AP Photo, File)
File - Houthi fighters march during a rally of support for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and against the US strikes on Yemen outside Sanaa on Jan. 22, 2024. (AP Photo, File)
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Suspected Attacks by Yemen's Houthis Target Shipping in Red Sea

File - Houthi fighters march during a rally of support for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and against the US strikes on Yemen outside Sanaa on Jan. 22, 2024. (AP Photo, File)
File - Houthi fighters march during a rally of support for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and against the US strikes on Yemen outside Sanaa on Jan. 22, 2024. (AP Photo, File)

Suspected attacks by Yemen's Houthi militias targeted shipping in the Red Sea on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in their campaign of assaults over the Israel-Hamas war.

The first attack happened around 115 kilometers south of the port of Hodeidah, the British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said. That attack saw an explosive detonate near the ship, then a small vessel “acting suspiciously” and flashing a light near the ship came close, followed by a second blast, the UKMTO said.

"The vessel and crew are reported safe,” the UKMTO said.

The private security firm Ambrey similarly reported the attack, saying the ship saw “two ‘close-proximity’ explosions.”

The second attack happened hours later Tuesday some 180 kilometers northwest of Hodeidah, with an explosion similarly sighted off from a ship, the UKMTO said. It wasn't immediately clear if it was the same ship being targeted.

The Houthis have targeted more than 70 vessels with missiles and drones in a campaign that has killed four sailors since the start of the war in Gaza in October. They have seized one vessel and sunk two in the time since. Other missiles and drones have been either intercepted by a US-led coalition in the Red Sea or splashed down before reaching their targets.