In a surprising scene, Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly lost her temper in front of a citizen who approached her on the street to ask about Gaza and Palestinian refugees. Joly erupted in anger when a man, holding his mobile phone, requested to know the number of Palestinians fleeing from Gaza. In response, she angrily struck his phone, demanding that he leave her alone.
However, the man quickly asked her why she was hitting his phone like that, urging her to calm down. He then bombarded her with questions about why she was "promoting genocide against Palestinians," as he put it. Joly had previously described the situation in the besieged Palestinian territory, which has been under heavy Israeli blockade since October 7, as a nightmare. She also strongly urged the need for a ceasefire in Gaza, considering the humanitarian situation catastrophic. About two weeks ago, the Canadian Foreign Minister announced a halt to arms exports to Israel, following a non-binding decision from the House of Commons that called for suspending trade in military and technological products with Tel Aviv.
