{"id":318343,"date":"2026-04-14T06:32:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T01:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=318343"},"modified":"2026-04-14T06:32:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T01:02:51","slug":"canadian-killed-in-lebanon-anand-says-while-calling-for-ceasefire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/canadian-killed-in-lebanon-anand-says-while-calling-for-ceasefire\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian killed in Lebanon, Anand says while calling for ceasefire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-socialshare=\"true\">\n<div id=\"article-fontSizer\" class=\"c-fontSizer\">\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--decrease c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Decrease Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Decrease text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Descrease article font size<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"c-icon  c-fontSizer__icon\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=03zxzk4qx#font-decrease\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--increase c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Increase Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Increase text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Increase article font size<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"c-icon  c-fontSizer__icon\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=03zxzk4qx#font-increase\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A Canadian was killed in southern Lebanon amid the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Monday, as community members individually identified the victim as a Windsor, Ont., man killed in an airstrike.<\/p>\n<p>Hassan Haider was killed in what vigil organizers say was a strike by Israeli forces. They said he&#8217;s the primary Canadian killed for the reason that recent invasion of Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>In a press release, Anand said, \u201cOn behalf of the Government of Canada, I extend my deepest condolences to his family and family members in addition to the broader community,\u201d Anand\u2019s statement said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGlobal Affairs Canada officials are in contact along with his family to supply consular assistance as needed.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__oembed embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Please see my statement on the tragic death of a Canadian citizen in southern Lebanon: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wNo2qMuDuY\">pic.twitter.com\/wNo2qMuDuY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Anita Anand (@AnitaAnandMP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnitaAnandMP\/status\/2043814408384565413?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cCanada firmly supports the Lebanese government\u2019s efforts to revive and exercise full state authority,\u201d she continued, \u201cincluding through the disarmament of Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get every day National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get every day Canada news delivered to your inbox so you will never miss the day&#8217;s top stories.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe call on Israel to stop its attacks and encourage Israel and Lebanon to 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