The Canadian government announced that Prime Minister Mark Carney discussed the situation in Gaza Strip with President Isaac Herzog during their meeting at the Vatican during the Pope's coronation yesterday. The Canadian government statement said that Carney reiterated the need to release all hostages and 'emphasized the necessity for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.' The statement also noted that Carney 'called for urgent humanitarian aid delivery to Gaza,' and that both agreed Hamas must be disarmed and not participate in future governance of Gaza.

