The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 63,557, with 160,660 others injured since the conflict between Hamas and Israel erupted on October 7, 2023, Gaza's health authorities said in a statement on Monday.
Over the past 24 hours, Israeli attacks killed 98 people in Gaza and injured 404 others, according to the statement.
Since Israel ended a two-month ceasefire with Hamas and resumed attacks on Gaza on March 18 of this year, 11,426 Palestinians have been killed and 48,619 others wounded, the statement said.
Nine more Palestinians died of starvation in the past 24 hours, including three children, bringing the death toll from famine and malnutrition to 348, including 127 children, the health authorities said.
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 63,557
A growing number of Chinese energy companies are increasing their presence in the Persian Gulf as they get deeply involved in the region's energy transition.
As a highlight of China-Gulf cooperation, green energy projects carried out by Chinese companies in Gulf states gained spotlight at the 18th World Future Energy Summit, which took place from Wednesday to Thursday in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
A shining example is the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai. As one of the largest single-site solar parks in the world, the solar thermal plant is a key project to help Dubai achieve its carbon reduction goals and significantly increase the share of clean energy in the city's power mix.
"Upon completion in 2030, it will exceed 8,000 megawatts, and it will reduce 8.5 million tons of carbon emmissions on an annual basis. And it will raise Dubai's clean energy capacity up to 36 percent," said Ali Hayat, a senior engineer of the project.
In recent years, more and more Chinese energy product suppliers have transitioned to a new role as investors by building plants and regional offices in the Gulf region to deepen their participation in local energy transition.
"China has been absurdly in the lead in both ways -- in providing technologies that make the cost of solar panel to be affordable around the world, and also in an amazing increase of the share of renewable energy in the energy system," said Francesco La Camera, director-general of the International Renewable Energy Agency.
Chinese companies seek greater role in Gulf states' energy transition
