Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly confirmed that her country will continue to work with its partners to ensure that the funding announced at the Cairo Peace Summit reaches those in need in the Gaza Strip.

The Canadian network (CTV) reported on its news site that Joly stated in a press release: "It is crucial that Palestinian civilians in Gaza who need life-saving assistance receive this help as soon as possible. Canada will continue to work with its trusted and experienced humanitarian partners to ensure that this funding reaches those who are suffering."

The statement added that the aid will be directed towards providing food, water, medical assistance, and life-saving support to civilians in the region, to ensure that none of the funds reach Hamas.

Canada announced on Saturday during the summit that it will send an additional $50 million in humanitarian aid to help Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and surrounding areas.

Canadian officials met with their counterparts to discuss the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, which has claimed thousands of lives in Gaza, a number that is likely to rise, according to humanitarian organizations, as aid reaches the war-torn area for the first time through the Rafah border crossing, which had been closed for two weeks..according to the network.

The network clarified that since the attack launched by Hamas on October 7th, Canada has sent $10 million in humanitarian aid and organized 16 flights from Tel Aviv to assist in evacuating Canadians and their families. It stated that more flights were scheduled to leave Israel over the weekend, but due to the closure of the Rafah border, there is currently no plan to evacuate over 400 Canadians in Gaza.

In Canada, 33 members of parliament wrote a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calling for an immediate ceasefire between the two sides.

Samir Abd al-Jaber, the World Food Program representative and country director in Palestine, told the network, "One million people in Gaza are already suffering from food insecurity, although this number has increased due to the crisis and shelters have become overcrowded."

He added, "It has become increasingly difficult for humanitarian workers in Gaza to assist civilians because many of them have been internally displaced themselves."