Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 55,706

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Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 55,706

2025-06-19 22:28 Last Updated At：23:07

The Palestinian death toll in the war-torn Gaza Strip has so far risen to 55,706, with 130,101 others injured, since the outbreak of the conflict between Hamas and Israel on Oct 7, 2023, said Gaza's health authorities on Thursday.

Over the past 24 hours, Israeli attacks have claimed 69 more Palestinian lives and injured 221 others, according to Gaza's health authorities.

The humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave continues to deteriorate as the conflict rages on.

Israeli forces reportedly shelled a group of Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid in central Gaza on Thursday, killing at least 16 people and injuring multiple others.

Chinese yuan strengthens to 7.0108 against USD Monday

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.