Those Canadians will have to reach a neighbouring country first, however, as airspace over the warring countries is closed, Foreign Minister Anita Anand said.

Tensions are flaring up in the Middle-East and there are already knock-on effects impacting economies globally, including with higher prices for gasoline at the pumps.

As of Monday, over 80,000 registered Canadians are in the Middle East, including over 3,500 in Iran and over 6,700 in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Global Affairs Canada said.

A new alert was issued by the U.S. the same day that Israel warned hundreds of thousands of people in the middle of the Iranian capital Tehran to evacuate.

The region braced for a protracted conflict after Israel's surprise bombardment Friday of Iranian nuclear and military sites killed several top generals and nuclear scientists.

It was unclear if Israel or the United States would accept the Egyptian plan, whose endorsement by Arab leaders amounted to a widespread rejection of Trump’s proposal.

Turkey and Iran, which support opposing sides in Syria’s civil war, said they have agreed to resume diplomatic efforts along with Russia to restore calm.

The Iran-backed group, officially known as Ansarallah, has contributed to unrest in the Middle East by attacking commercial and naval vessels in the Red Sea for over a year.

Thousands of Syrian insurgents took over most of Aleppo on Saturday, establishing positions in the country's largest city and controlling its airport.

The escalation in Beirut comes after a U.S. envoy traveled to the region in pursuit of a ceasefire deal to end months of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.

The federal government has pledged to double every dollar the Humanitarian Coalition of charities raises until Nov. 3, to a maximum of $3 million, for emergency supports.

Hamas pushed back against a statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin a day earlier that his country’s military will keep fighting until the hostages are released.

The attack on the U.N.'s southern Lebanon headquarters, which injured two peacekeepers, drew widespread condemnation and prompted Italy to summon Israel's ambassador in protest.

As the crisis in the Middle East intensifies by the day, Canadians are growing more fearful for the safety of their family members still there.

Iran has said any response from Israel would be met with "stronger and more powerful" retaliation in kind, raising questions about where the tit-for-tat leads.