Carney pledges $100-million in new aid for Palestinians

Carney pledges $100-million in new aid for Palestinians DYLAN ROBERTSON OTTAWA THE CANADIAN PRESS PUBLISHED 45 MINUTES AGO Open this photo in gallery: Palestinian children walk to school past the rubble of a destroyed building as the academic year begins in Bureij in the central Gaza Strip on Saturday. EYAD BABA/AFP/GETTY IMAGES SHARE SAVE FOR LATER Listen to this article Learn more about audio Log in or create a free account to listen to this article. Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is pledging $100-million in new aid for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. The funding includes $80-million in humanitarian aid, while the rest is development funding for security initiatives, including top-up funding for a multi-year project to train Palestinian police. Carney, who announced the funding on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, says the money is meant to help bring about a two-state solution. Carney says Palestinians in Gaza are experiencing “immense human suffering” while Israelis face “existential threats from Hamas and from Iran and its proxies.” Ottawa has pledged more than $600-million in aid for Palestinian civilians since the Israel-Gaza war started in October, 2023. New documents tabled in Parliament this week list the damage done to dozens of Canadian-funded aid projects by Israel’s military and settlers. Sign up for our Morning Update newsletter. Start your day with context and insight on the biggest stories shaping our lives SIGN UP EXPLORE NEWSLETTERS Report an editorial error Report a technical issue Diversions Horoscope Daily astrology with Sally Brompton Daily Crossword Solve today's puzzle Daily Cryptic Witty word play at its best Sudoku Three difficulty levels to solve Follow related authors and topics INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND GLOBAL ISSUES ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR MARK CARNEY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNMENT Authors and topics you follow will be added to your personal news feed in Following. Interact with The Globe