Toronto.-This Thursday, the Canadian government announced that it would grant temporary residence in the country to relatives of Canadian citizens who are in the Gaza Strip, while recognizing that it cannot guarantee that the benefited Due to the measure, they can leave the territory at that time.

The minister of Canadian immigrationMarc Miller, announced the decision at a press conference during which he stressed that it would apply to partners, children, grandchildren, siblings, parents or grandparents Canadian citizens or permanent residents in Canada.

Miller justified this measure because the siege to which Israel has subjected the enclave since the Hamas attacks of October 7 has made the Gaza Strip “uninhabitable”, where the Israeli offensive has caused the deaths of more than 20,000 people, for most women and children.

But the Canadian minister acknowledged that he cannot guarantee that the beneficiaries of the measure will be able to leave the Gaza Strip since it is Israel and Egypt who decide which people will leave the territory.

“Whether they can leave or not will not depend on Canada, but we will strive to make it happen,” Miller explained.

Also on Thursday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the media that Canada did not want Hamas to play any role in governing the Gaza Strip and conditioned a ceasefire on organization, I gave up my weapons and freed all the hostages that you have in your possession.

Trudeau added that Canada is working closely with countries in the region to move toward a two-state solution.

Canada, one of Israel’s main international allies and who, for weeks, limited himself to supporting “humanitarian pauses” in the Israeli offensive, changed his position on December 12 and voted at the UN in favor of a ceasefire.