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.
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 55,706
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 55,706
China's outstanding aggregate social financing -- the total amount of financing to the real economy -- reached 442.12 trillion yuan (about 63.4 trillion U.S. dollars) as of the end of 2025, up 8.3 percent year on year, central bank data showed on Thursday.
The country's aggregate social financing stood at 35.6 trillion yuan (about 5.1 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2025, up by 3.34 trillion yuan (about 479 billion U.S. dollars) from the year 2024, said the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank.
According to the data, the M2, a broad measure of money supply that covers cash in circulation and all deposits, increased 8.5 percent year on year to 340.29 trillion yuan (about 48.8 trillion U.S. dollars) as of the end of December.
In addition, outstanding yuan loans stood at 271.91 trillion yuan (about 39 trillion U.S. dollars) at the end of 2025, up 6.4 percent year on year.
China's aggregate social financing maintains high growth in 2025
