Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 59,921

The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 59,921, with 145,233 others injured, since the conflict between Hamas and Israel erupted on October 7, 2023, Gaza's authorities said on Monday.

Over the past 24 hours, Israeli attacks have claimed 100 lives and injured 382 others.

In addition to casualties from military operations, the humanitarian situation in the enclave continues to worsen.

Gaza's health authorities reported Monday that 14 Palestinians, including several children, died in the past 24 hours due to famine and malnutrition caused by the Israeli-imposed blockade on Gaza, raising the total number of such deaths to 147, among them 88 were children, since the start of the conflict.

The Hamas-run government media office in Gaza said Monday that more than 40,000 infants under one year of age in Gaza are at risk of "slow death" as the continued Israeli blockade has prevented the entry of baby formula into the enclave.

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.