Israel slams arms sale ban as Trudeau caves to minority party: 'history will judge' Canada 'harshly'

Canada has announced it will not export weapons to Israel anymore, drawing immediate condemnation from the Israeli government. 

"It's regrettable that the Canadian government is taking a step that undermines Israel's right to self-defense against Hamas terrorists, who have committed terrible crimes against humanity and against innocent Israeli civilians, including the elderly, women, and children," Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz wrote on X. 

"History will judge Canada's current action harshly," Katz added. "Israel will continue to fight until Hamas is destroyed and all hostages are returned home."

The minority left-leaning New Democrats Party (NDP) in Canada drafted the initial motion to stop all future arms exports to Israel, but the government embraced the measure of its minority partner, The Times of Israel reported.