Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 52,365

The Palestinian death toll in Gaza has reached 52,365 since the war began in October 2023, Gaza-based health authorities said on Tuesday.

The number of injuries has climbed to 117,905, according to a press statement from the health authorities.

In the past 24 hours, Israeli military operations in the enclave have claimed the lives of 51 Palestinians and injured 113 others, according to the statement.

Since Israel resumed intensive strikes on March 18, following the collapse of a two-month ceasefire, at least 2,273 Palestinians have been killed and 5,864 others injured, the statement added.

Indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel, brokered by Qatar, Egypt, and the United States, have been ongoing for weeks, aiming to end the prolonged conflict in Gaza.

A senior Hamas official said on Tuesday that ceasefire talks in Cairo have not yet made substantive progress or breakthroughs, but Hamas still hopes to reach a comprehensive agreement and achieve a long-term ceasefire.

A high-ranking Hamas delegation, led by Chairman of the Hamas Shura Council Muhammad Darwish, submitted its ceasefire proposals to mediators before leaving the Egyptian capital on Saturday.

On Monday, an Israeli security delegation, led by Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, met with the Egyptian officials in Cairo.

According to Egyptian sources on Tuesday, Israel insisted on disarming Hamas as a precondition to its acceptance of Egypt's six-month Gaza truce proposal.

The Egyptian initiative includes a six-month cessation of hostilities, the release of half of the Israeli hostages currently held in Gaza, the opening of the Rafah border crossing, and the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza.

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 20 pips to 7.0108 against the U.S. dollar Monday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.

In China's spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by 2 percent from the central parity rate each trading day.

The central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar is based on a weighted average of prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank market each business day.