A Jewish college in Toronto was struck by shooting Saturday for the 2nd time this year, authorities stated, as Canada sees a surge in anti-Semitic strikes because the begin of the battle in Gaza.
No one was hurt after shots were discharged from a lorry at about 4 am (0800 GMT) at the Bais Chaya Mushka women college, with the only damages being a damaged home window, according to authorities.
The college in the North York location of Toronto was targeted in a comparable occurrence in May, and authorities think both capturings are attached.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated he was “very disturbed” by the occurrence, which came as Jewish individuals renowned Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in Judaism.
“As we wait for more details, my heart goes out to the students, staff and parents who must be terrified and hurting today,” Trudeau stated in a blog post on X.
“Anti-Semitism is a disgusting and dangerous form of hate — and we won’t let it stand,” he included.
According to a record released in May by Jewish company B’nai Brith Canada, anti-Semitic acts greater than increased in the nation in between 2022 and 2023.
In November 2023, a Jewish college in Montreal was contended two times in a solitary week, without one hurt.
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