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AFP/APP Gaza Strip: Israeli forces carried out deadly strikes Tuesday on southern Gaza after issuing an evacuation order which a UN agency said would impact 250,000 Palestinians. Witnesses reported intense bombing and shelling around…

News Desk  New York:  Escalating Israeli military attacks in northern Gaza have forced an estimated 84,000 people to flee eastern Gaza City in recent days, cutting off access to a key aid distribution hub, according to UN humanitarian…

News Desk  Islamabad: More than 625,000 children in besieged Gaza have not attended school for over eight months due to ongoing Israeli attacks on the densely populated enclave, according to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA.…

AFP/APP Beirut: Hezbollah on Wednesday said none of Israel would be spared in a war, after Israel said it had approved plans for a Lebanon offensive, stoking fears of the Gaza conflict spreading. Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said…

AFP/APP Gaza: Israel struck Gaza on Monday and witnesses reported blasts in the besieged territory's south, but fighting has largely subsided after a day of relative calm and as Muslims marked Eid al-Azha.  In a holiday message late…

AFP/APP Washington: The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on extremist Israeli group Tzav 9, accusing it of blocking convoys and looting and burning trucks trying to deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians in Gaza.…

APP United Nations: Heavy shelling was reported in the supposed safe zone of Al-Mawasi in southern Gaza on Thursday, despite ongoing international efforts to secure a ceasefire.  Meanwhile, the UN health agency reported that 32 deaths…

AFP/APP New York:The United States announced Sunday it has requested a UN Security Council vote on its draft resolution backing a plan for an "immediate ceasefire with the release of hostages" between Israel and Hamas. Diplomatic…

AFP/APP Tehran:Iran on Sunday announced the six candidates, mostly conservatives, approved for the June 28 election to replace President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash. The candidates announced by the interior…

AFP/APP Gaza: Humanitarian aid began trickling back into the devastated Gaza Strip on Saturday via a rebuilt, temporary pier, US forces said. The pier, built by the US military to boost the delivery of direly needed relief supplies,…