OTTAWA: Canada on Thursday imposed sanctions on four Israeli individuals accused of violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, joining allies including the United States and Britain in attempting to deter growing settler violence.
The sanctions, Canada’s first against what the foreign ministry described as “extremist Israeli settlers,” target individuals accused of engaging directly or indirectly in violence and violent acts against Palestinian civilians and their property.
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Canada sanctions four Israelis over ‘extremist’ settler violence in West Bank
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Canada sanctions four Israelis over ‘extremist’ settler violence in West Bank
- The sanctions target individuals accused of engaging in violent acts against Palestinian civilians
One dead as migrant boat capsizes on Croatia-Bosnia border
- One man died and several other people were missing on Monday after a migrant boat capsized on a river on the Croatia-Bosnia border
ZAGREB: One man died and several other people were missing on Monday after a migrant boat capsized on a river on the Croatia-Bosnia border.
In the early hours, border police in the area of Hrvatska Kostajnica, some 90 kilometers (56 miles) southeast of Zagreb, heard cries for help coming from the Una river, a police statement said.
Police patrols and other emergency services rescued one man from the water but found another man dead, police said.
Rescue crews and police were still searching the river for several other people who had been on board when it flipped.
The passengers were migrants attempting to reach the European Union, a police spokesman told AFP without revealing their nationality.
EU member Croatia is a major transit country for undocumented migrants trying to reach Europe through the Balkans.
In 2025, more than 12,500 Europe-bound migrants took the Balkan route, figures from the EU’s border agency Frontex show.
Since 2014, more than 400 people have been reported dead or missing on the route, according to the International Organization for Migration.
In the early hours, border police in the area of Hrvatska Kostajnica, some 90 kilometers (56 miles) southeast of Zagreb, heard cries for help coming from the Una river, a police statement said.
Police patrols and other emergency services rescued one man from the water but found another man dead, police said.
Rescue crews and police were still searching the river for several other people who had been on board when it flipped.
The passengers were migrants attempting to reach the European Union, a police spokesman told AFP without revealing their nationality.
EU member Croatia is a major transit country for undocumented migrants trying to reach Europe through the Balkans.
In 2025, more than 12,500 Europe-bound migrants took the Balkan route, figures from the EU’s border agency Frontex show.
Since 2014, more than 400 people have been reported dead or missing on the route, according to the International Organization for Migration.
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