Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 66,097

The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 66,097, with 168,536 injured, since the conflict between Hamas and Israel erupted on October 7, 2023, Gaza's health authorities said in a statement on Tuesday.

Over the past 24 hours, Israeli attacks killed 42 people and injured 190 others in Gaza, the statement said.

Among them, five were killed while waiting to receive humanitarian aid supplies, it said.

A Hamas source said on Tuesday that the group had received the U.S. Gaza peace proposal through Qatari and Egyptian mediators during a meeting in Doha and is studying it "in sincere intent" before releasing an official response.

During a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the White House Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a 20-point Gaza peace plan.

The plan includes an immediate ceasefire and the release of all Israeli detainees within 72 hours. Trump emphasized that Netanyahu had endorsed the proposal and also highlighted the support of several regional countries, including Egypt and Qatar.

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 14 pips to 7.0078 against the U.S. dollar Friday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.

In China's spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by 2 percent from the central parity rate each trading day.

The central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar is based on a weighted average of prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank market each business day.