The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks in Gaza has climbed to 43,665, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Tuesday.
The health authorities said that more than 103,000 others were injured in the Israeli assaults.
Israeli forces launched attacks across multiple areas in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, causing at least 21 deaths and multiple injuries, according to Palestinian media, citing Gaza's civil defense.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Tuesday that they continued their military operations in the northern Gaza area of Jabalia.
The Israeli forces destroyed several rocket launchers and found a large number of weapons belonging to Hamas over the past week, according to the IDF statement.
The statement said that dozens of Hamas militants were killed, and numerous Hamas facilities were destroyed during these operations.
The Israeli soldiers also killed a knife-wielding attacker near a military post in a town close to Nablus in the northern West Bank on Tuesday.
The attacker's identity remains unknown, and no other casualties were reported.
On the same day, Hamas announced their operations in Jabalia, northern Gaza, killing 10 Israeli soldiers. The IDF later confirmed that four deaths of Israeli soldiers in actions in Jabalia on Monday night.
Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks in Gaza rises to 43,665
Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks in Gaza rises to 43,665
Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks in Gaza rises to 43,665
A delegation of 40 students and teachers from seven Chinese mainland universities on Thursday wrapped up their nine-day visit to Taiwan. They set off for Taiwan on Nov. 27 and visited universities, historical sites, scenic spots, as well as sports, sci-tech and cultural venues on the island, widely engaging with locals throughout the tour.
The delegation made the tour at the invitation of the Taiwan-based Ma Ying-jeou Culture and Education Foundation.
"The young people from both sides of the Strait share the same root, and we are having a harmonious communication this time. We also welcome young people from Taiwan to visit the mainland for exchange," Cao Yibo, a student from Peking University, told reporters during the tour.
The delegation included table tennis Olympic champion Ma Long who studies at Beijing Sport University, and air rifle Olympic champion Yang Qian of Tsinghua University.
"In the future, I would like to visit Taiwan again. I did not expect that so many compatriots in Taiwan would come to welcome and us and pay so much attention to our exchange tour," Ma said.
Hsiao Hsu-tsen, executive director of the Ma Ying-jeou Culture and Education Foundation, saw off the delegation at the airport on Thursday, and said the mainland students and teachers had received Taiwan residents' heartfelt welcome wherever they went.
"The farewell dinner party was held yesterday evening, when almost all students from the mainland shared their feelings. What moved me so much is that every one of them thanked people here, because the latter sincerely and warmly welcomed them wherever they went during the nine-day tour. They told me that when they go back, they will tell their relatives and friends that people in Taiwan are kind, hospitable and warm. I believe that is the most important purpose of the exchange across the Strait," he said.
Calling youth exchanges a foundation of cross-Strait relations in the future, Hsiao said the foundation will carry on and continue to promote such exchanges across the Strait.
This is the second delegation of mainland teachers and students visiting Taiwan at the invitation of the Ma Ying-jeou Foundation, following the visit by a first delegation in July last year.
Delegation of mainland university students, teachers wraps up Taiwan visit
