Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 64,300

The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip had risen to 64,300, with 162,005 others injured since the latest round of the conflict between Hamas and Israel erupted on Oct 7, 2023, Gaza's health authorities said in a statement on Friday.

Over the past 24 hours, Israeli attacks killed 69 people in Gaza and injured 422 others, the statement said.

Since Israel ended a two-month ceasefire with Hamas and resumed attacks on Gaza on March 18 of this year, 11,768 Palestinians have been killed and 49,964 others wounded, the statement said.

Local hospitals registered three more deaths from starvation and malnutrition in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll from famine and malnutrition to 376, including 134 children, the health authorities said.

Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 64,300

Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 64,300

Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 64,300

Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 64,300

Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Friday chaired a State Council executive meeting which mulled measures to boost consumption by accelerating the formation of new growth points in service consumption.

The meeting called for continued efforts to boost consumption by fully leveraging the integrated effects of different policies, linking improvement in people's wellbeing to consumption growth, and giving full play to the fundamental role of consumption in driving economic growth.

The meeting emphasized the importance of accelerating the cultivation of new growth points in service consumption, supporting new business forms, models, and scenarios, and increasing the supply of high-quality services.

Efforts should be made to improve the long-term mechanism for promoting consumption by formulating and implementing plans aimed at expanding consumption during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), increasing the income of urban and rural residents, speeding up the removal of unreasonable restrictive measures for consumption, and implementing the paid leave system. These measures are intended to boost people's consumption capacity and willingness to spend, promote the upgrading of consumption and industrial structures, and accelerate the building of a strong domestic market.

The meeting also made arrangements for actions to clear overdue payments to enterprises and ensure the issue of wage arrears for migrant workers is properly addressed. The meeting also deliberated and adopted a draft decision of the State Council on revising and abolishing some administrative regulations.

Chinese premier chairs meeting on promoting service consumption