Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 41,206: health authorities

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Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 41,206: health authorities

2024-09-16 10:56 Last Updated At：18:57

The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip had risen to 41,206, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Sunday.

During the past 24 hours, the Israeli military killed 24 Palestinians and wounded 137 others, bringing the total death toll to 41,206 and the injured to 95,337 since the outbreak of the latest round of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in last October, the health authorities said.

Meanwhile, Gaza-based media office said in a statement that the number of displaced people in the enclave has risen from 1.9 million to two million.

For now, a total of 543 shelters have been set up. However, about 74 percent of tents where displaced people live are already unusable. To be more specific, 100,000 out of 135,000 tents need to be replaced immediately.

The media office called for the international community to provide emergency assistance to the displaced people in the Gaza Strip.

On the same day, Israeli military said that its army launched an airstrike to a school in Beit Hanoun.

This is Israeli army's third attack targeting schools in Gaza within five days, according to Al Jazeera.

Palestinian official news agency WAFA reported that the school was used to shelter a large number of displaced residents. However, Israeli military claimed that there was a Hamas command center in the school, so they launched the attack.

For now, the casualties caused by the airstrike are still being tallied.

According to the Palestinian media, the Israeli military launched multiple attacks on Gaza City and Nuseirat refugee camp on Sunday, killing at least eight Palestinians.

The Gaza-based civil defense department also said on the same day that Israel attacked a residential building in Jabalia, causing many casualties.

Village basketball tournament concludes in southwest China’s Guizhou

2024-10-06 11:42 Last Updated At：12:07

The final match of "Village Basketball Association" Championship Tournament, an amateur rural basketball event that has become a nationwide sports phenomenon, was held on Friday in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province.

The Shandong Huidong Group team claimed the title after a 101-71 triumph over the team from Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Gansu Province.

The thrilling match lasted from afternoon to night, with basketball players from rural areas competing and demonstrating their skills, teamwork and passion, and tens of thousands of spectators from across the country cheering for the players.

"I've really felt how crowded this court is and how popular and hot the game can be. It's really exciting that we can experience country folk culture here," said Gao Qing, a spectator from Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province that is more than 3,000 kilometers away from Guizhou.

The championship tournament of "Village Basketball Association", or VBA -- a witty twist on North America's National Basketball Association -- is held annually in Taipan Village of Taijiang County in Guizhou's Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture as a part of rice harvest celebrations for local ethnic Miao people.

This year's tournament has involved more than 600 teams from across the country, of which eight played in the finals from Monday to Friday.

"All the fans would cheer for us no matter which team scores. It's really inspiring," said Wei Junjie, a player of Huxiang Village team from Bengbu City, east China's Anhui Province.

"It's a very good opportunity for us to learn from one another," said Chen Chen, a member of the runner-up team.

In addition to intensive basketball competitions, the court also hosted a karaoke, a concert and a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) show on the day to entertain the spectators.