Govt holds multi-party conference on Palestine issue sans PTI

The federal government is hosting a multi-party conference (MPC) for the “unanimous condemnation” of Israel’s atrocities in the Middle East and to observe a year’s passage since the outbreak of catastrophic violence in the Gaza Strip that has killed over 41,900 Palestinians.

The fighting in Gaza was triggered when Hamas fighters entered southern Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking about 250 as hostages, according to Israeli tallies. More than 100 hostages remain held by Hamas.