Palestine

Ishtiaq Ahmed London: Bethlehem, the town of Jesus‘s birth, has cancelled Christmas in solidarity with Gaza. At this time of year, Bethlehem would traditionally be packed with tourists and pilgrims from all over the world, but its…

AFP/APP Gaza Strip: Israeli strikes in Gaza killed more than 200 people in 24 hours, Hamas-controlled authorities said on Saturday, as the United States again pressed its ally to do more to protect civilians. Despite growing calls for…

AFP/APP United Nations: After week-long, closed-door negotiations at the UN Security Council, the United States has indicated it will back a watered-down resolution on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, calling for more lifesaving aid for…

AFP/ APP United Nations: There are no functioning hospitals in the north of Gaza, and injured patients who need surgery and cannot be moved are “waiting to die," the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday in a plea for a…

AFP/APP Gaza Strip: The head of Hamas was due in Egypt on Wednesday for talks on a fresh ceasefire in Gaza after Israel said it was willing to agree to another pause in exchange for more hostages. International pressure is mounting…

AFP/APP Gaza: Hamas's military wing on Monday released footage it claimed showed three Israeli hostages held in Gaza since the Palestinian group's October 7 attacks on Israel. The Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades video, titled "Don't let us…

AFP/APP Gaza: Israel bombed southern Gaza's main city on Monday after Hamas warned no Israeli hostages would leave the territory alive unless its demands for prisoner releases were met. Hamas triggered the conflict when the group…

APP Islamabad: The Federal Government Employees Housing Authority (FGEHA) clarified on Monday that no plot in Sector G-14/1 of the federal capital has been cancelled. According to information available with the APP, there were circulating…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: In recent weeks, the Middle East has once again found itself plunged into a vortex of violence and turmoil, with the Gaza Strip serving as a focal point for a tragic and ongoing conflict. Israeli attacks…

AFP/APP Gaza Strip: Fighting resumed in Gaza early Friday immediately after a week-long truce between Hamas and Israel expired, with fatalities reported within minutes, health officials in the Palestinian territory said. An AFPTV live…