Trudeau said in a statement that “there has been a scary rise in antisemitism here at home.”

Examples include a possible hate crime in Toronto against a Jewish school, fears in synagogues due to the possibility of an attack, and an arrest made by police in Toronto against three men who made threats against the Community Hebrew Academy. After this, police have increased alert around religious centers of worship.

Canada supports Israel, saying that Hamas and Palestine have no relation and has drawn a clear line between them.