OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday Israeli’s plan to take over Gaza City will worsen the humanitarian crisis in the enclave and threaten the lives of hostages still held by Hamas — but did not say whether Canada is considering sanctions on Israel.

“We are working on multiple fronts to try to bring a level of stability to the region, then security, then peace to the region,” Carney said at a press conference on a military base in Trenton, Ont.

Israel’s cabinet approved a plan Friday to take control of Gaza City. The country’s foreign ministry said the plan is not to hold Palestinian territory long-term but rather to rout Hamas.

The United Nations has called the move a dangerous escalation and warns it likely would require a large ground invasion and the displacement of tens

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