Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 64,368

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Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 64,368

2025-09-07 04:08 Last Updated At：16:27

The Palestinian death toll in Gaza has risen to 64,368, with over 160,000 others injured, since the Israel-Hamas conflict erupted on Oct 7, 2023, said Gaza's health authorities on Saturday.

In the past 24 hours, hospitals across the region had received 68 victims and 362 injured ones , the authorities added.

On the same day, the Gaza media office said in a statement that the Israeli military operations in Gaza have now stretched into the 700th day, leaving catastrophic humanitarian consequences.

According to the statement, the conflict has left more than 70,000 people in the region either dead or missing, including over 20,000 children and 12,500 women.

The office also noted that 90 percent of Gaza's infrastructure has been destroyed, with economic losses exceeding 68 billion U.S. dollars.

Israeli military actions have also ruined hospitals, mosques, and schools, and its complete blockade has left over 2.4 million people in a humanitarian crisis, over one million of whom are children on the verge of hunger, said the statement.

Palestine strongly condemned Israeli actions, and accused its supporting countries like the United States of being responsible, while urging urged Arab and Islamic countries, as well as the international community, to take immediate actions to stop Israeli military actions, lift the blockade, safeguard displaced residents to return home, and hold Israeli leaders legally accountable.

The UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday decided to resume a high-level international conference on the two-state solution on Sept. 22, reviving a process that was put on hold this summer amid escalating violence in the Middle East.

The assembly adopted an oral decision proposed by Saudi Arabia on the resumption of the High-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution.

After the adoption of the oral decision, both Israel and the United States declared their disassociation from it, saying the resumption of the conference would prolong the war in Gaza and embolden Hamas.

Both Israel and the United States declared their disassociation from it, saying the resumption of the conference would prolong the war in Gaza and embolden Hamas.

Resuming the conference during the UNGA's high-level week provides an opportunity for more heads of state and government to attend the event.

It remains unknown whether Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would be able to attend the conference in person, as the United States has imposed a visa ban on Palestinian officials.

At the last such high-level conference, co-hosted by France and Saudi Arabia from July 28 to 30, multiple countries signaled their willingness to recognize the statehood of Palestine during the UNGA's high-level week in September.

Interpol chief hails China as strong supporter, partner in fighting fraud

Interpol Secretary General Valdecy Urquiza has hailed China as a strong supporter and partner of the organization in the fight against fraud.

Urquiza praised China for its efforts on the sidelines of the Inaugural Conference of the International Alliance Combating Telecom and Cyber Fraud, which was held in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province, on Thursday.

At the conference, the China-initiated international alliance aimed at countering cross-border telecom and cyber fraud was established.

Interpol, formally known as the International Criminal Police Organization, is the world's largest international police organization, and has 196 member countries, aiming to help police in all of them to work together to make the world a safer place.

Noting that fraud and cyber-related crimes have become the priority for member countries of Interpol around the globe, Urquiza said initiatives such as the alliance are key on the fight against those threats, while describing the alliance as a "very good step."

Speaking of cooperation between China and Interpol, Urquiza highlighted China's notable contribution to fighting fraud-related crimes in recent years.

"China has been a strong supporter and partner of Interpol for the past years, especially in the fight against fraud. We have partnered with China a couple of years ago to enhance the efforts on building capacity and coordinating operational activities to fight crimes related to fraud," he told China Global Television Network (CGTN).

"With that, we establish an operation that is called the First Light Operation, which is one of the main areas of work of Interpol on the fight against fraud. Under this operation, we have been able to arrest more than 11,000 criminals that were operating fraud schemes and we have been able to locate and seize more than 600 million dollars that were related to criminal activities on fraud," said Urquiza.