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Its envoys could only grasp for minor wins such as pauses in the fighting or opening checkpoints for aid convoys.

Both countries expelled each other's top envoys last month after Canadian officials accused India of being involved in violent acts targeting Indian dissidents on Canadian soil, something the country denies.

The deadly rocket attacks came as two US special envoys met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem to discuss a possible ceasefire deal to end the war with Hezbollah.

After Canada levelled the accusations on Monday both countries expelled top envoys and diplomats, ramping up already strained tensions.

But Chinese President Xi Jingping signaled in November of 2023 that the “envoys of friendship” would continue to arrive in the U.S.