{"id":322423,"date":"2026-04-21T23:06:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=322423"},"modified":"2026-04-21T23:06:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:36:45","slug":"anand-says-shes-asked-israel-to-research-killing-of-canadian-in-lebanon-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/anand-says-shes-asked-israel-to-research-killing-of-canadian-in-lebanon-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Anand says she\u2019s asked Israel to research killing of Canadian in Lebanon &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-byline\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__text\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span>By Dylan Robertson<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-byline__source c-byline__source--noName\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-byline__datesWrapper\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__dates\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Posted April 21, 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Israel\u2019s envoy in Ottawa following the death of a Canadian in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>Anand\u2019s spokeswoman says Israel\u2019s foreign ministry promised an investigation after she directed Global Affairs Canada to issue a d\u00e9marche for Israeli Ambassador Iddo Moed.<\/p>\n<p>The family of 38-year-old Windsor, Ont. resident Hassan Haidar says an Israeli drone shot him in the pinnacle during its ongoing military campaign in Lebanon, which has killed hundreds.<\/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 breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get breaking National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox because it happens so you will not miss a trending story.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Anand says Canada expects \u201ca full and transparent investigation\u201d of the death, adding it\u2019s a matter of \u201cextreme concern\u201d to Canada.<\/p>\n<p>She says that&#8217;s the reason she ordered her department to formally request that Moed meet with them last week, which was followed by a gathering between Canada\u2019s ambassador in Tel Aviv and Israel\u2019s foreign ministry.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe did speak with the Israeli ambassador and we requested that Israel undertake a full and transparent investigation into the killing of a Canadian citizen on Lebanese soil,\u201d Anand told reporters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on 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