The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 58,026, with 138,520 injured since the conflict between Hamas and Israel erupted in 2023, Gaza's health authorities said in a statement on Sunday.
In the past 24 hours, Israeli military operations killed 139 people and injured 425 in Gaza, the statement said. Among the dead were 28 civilians waiting to receive aid.
Since the Israeli army resumed its military operations in the Gaza Strip on March 18 this year, 7,450 people have been killed and 26,479 injured.
On Sunday morning, Israel launched an airstrike on a busy market in the center of Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip, killing at least 12 Palestinians, including children.
That morning, the Israeli army also launched an airstrike on a water distribution point in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, leaving at least 10 people, including six children, dead, and 16 others injured.
The Gaza media office issued a statement on Sunday, saying that since the U.S.- and Israel-backed "Gaza Humanitarian Fund" began operating in the war-torn region, a total of 805 Palestinians have been killed while trying to access humanitarian aid. As the vast majority of them died near the "Gaza Humanitarian Fund" material distribution points, the statement called the distribution points as "death traps."
Since May 27, the "Gaza Humanitarian Fund" has unilaterally "taken over" the distribution of aid supplies in the Gaza Strip, bypassing UN agencies.
According to eyewitnesses and multiple sources, Israeli soldiers have frequently shot dead aid seekers near the distribution points set up by the private organization.
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 58,026
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 58,026
From cutting-edge technology exhibitions to retail stores thousands of kilometers away from Europe and Southeast Asia, China-made robot vacuum cleaners are increasingly becoming a popular choice among consumers worldwide.
At electronics retailers in Berlin, Germany, Chinese brands such as Roborock and Dreame occupy prominent positions in dedicated robot vacuum sections, offering a wide range of products priced between 200 and 2,000 euros.
Many local consumers said that when purchasing smart home appliances including robot vacuum cleaners, they tend to give priority to Chinese-made products.
"It's a good price and good quality. It's also the innovation. I have a feeling that the European brands are not innovating enough," said one customer.
"I think they're always on top of the other technologies. They are getting them out faster. A lot of us are switching to the Chinese technology," another consumer said.
Germany is one of the most important overseas markets for China's floor-cleaning robots.
According to data from market research firm GfK, from January to November 2025, more than six out of 10 robot vacuum cleaners sold in Western Europe were Chinese brands.
Industry data also point to a strong global momentum.
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), global shipments of smart robot vacuum cleaners reached 17.424 million units in the first three quarters of 2025, representing a year-on-year increase of 18.7 percent.
Chinese brands including Roborock, Ecovacs, Dreame, Xiaomi and Narwal ranked among the world's top five in terms of shipment volume, with a combined share of nearly 70 percent of the global market.
At a robot vacuum cleaner manufacturing plant in Huizhou, south China's Guangdong Province, workers were seen stepping up production of newly launched models that recently debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show in the United States, which concluded Friday in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The factory adjusted its production lines as early as December 2025 and stocked inventory in advance for overseas markets to ensure that new products could be delivered to global consumers at the earliest possible time.
"In 2025, Roborock's global shipments exceeded 7.2 million units. Since 2024, overseas revenue has accounted for more than 50 percent of our total revenue. Our products have now been sold to more than 170 countries and regions, serving more than 20 million households worldwide," said Quan Gang, president of Roborock.
At another robot vacuum cleaner manufacturing facility in Dongguan, Guangdong, rising overseas orders have prompted the company to upgrade its production lines with intelligent technologies to further boost capacity. The factory is currently operating at full load to meet a growing demand.
"For 2026, we have already obtained overseas orders worth at least 300 million to 400 million yuan (around 43 million to 57.3 million U.S. dollars). In addition, we've engaged in strategic cooperation with European home appliance group Cebos Group, and our total confirmed orders have exceeded 600 million yuan (around 86 million U.S. dollars)," said Zhang Junbin, founder and CEO of Narwal Robotics.
Chinese robot vacuum brands gain strong global traction
