The Egyptian authorities opened an investigation into the murder of an Canadian-Israeli businessman in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, an incident believed to be triggered by Israel’s ongoing onslaught on the Gaza Strip. In a brief statement released in the early hours of Wednesday, the Egyptian Interior Ministry said that a Canadian man was shot in Alexandria and that a team of investigators has been formed to probe what it described as “a criminal case.” An Egyptian security official told The New Arab that senior national security officers are among the investigators tasked with probin…