The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 42,344, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Tuesday.
During the past 24 hours, the Israeli military killed 55 people and wounded 329 others, bringing the injuries to 99,013 since the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict broke out in early October 2023, it added.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Monday that IDF troops are continuing operations throughout the Gaza Strip, killing militants in close-quarters encounters and in aerial strikes.
Meanwhile, two Palestinians were killed by Israeli army during a military operation in the city of Jenin and its refugee camp in the northern West Bank on Monday, according to Palestinian medical sources.
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 42,344
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 42,344
The Chinese and U.S. militaries held a ceremony in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Tuesday to hand over another group of the remains of U.S. airmen who aided China's resistance against Japanese aggression during World War II, according to China's Ministry of National Defense.
The remains were recovered in areas along the Hump Route, a vital air corridor over the Himalayas that became a wartime lifeline for China. From 1942 to 1945, the route served as a key channel for Allied supplies to support China's resistance against Japanese aggression.
The handover ceremony was held at the Jianchuan Museum in Chengdu and attended by military representatives from China and the US. Attendees included Chinese officials and diplomats from the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Sichuan and Chengdu governments, as well as representatives from the US military and the US Embassy in China.
The Chinese Ministry of National Defense said the handover is a vivid testament to the history of China and the United States fighting side by side against Japanese fascism during WWII.
Over the years, China has consistently assisted the U.S. in searching for and recovering the remains of its missing personnel in the spirit of humanitarianism, the ministry said.
China is willing to continue practical cooperation with the U.S. in this field and make positive contributions to building a constructive relationship of strategic stability between the two countries, it added.
China hands over remains of U.S. airmen found along WWII Hump Route
