Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 67,183

The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 67,183, with 169,841 others injured since the conflict between Hamas and Israel erupted on October 7, 2023, Gaza's health authorities said in a statement on Wednesday.

Israeli military operations in Gaza over the past 24 hours have killed 10 Palestinians and injured 61 others, the health authorities said.

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Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 67,183

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Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 67,183

In a separate statement also issued on Wednesday, the Hamas-run Gaza government media office highlighted the severe impact of the hostilities on frontline professionals and civilians over the past two years.

The office reported that the Israeli offensive has, on average, claimed the lives of two medical personnel daily, one journalist every three days, and one civil defense worker every five days.

An average of 232 Palestinians are wounded each day, with more than half of them being children and women, the statement said, adding that the Israeli military conducts at least one attack on the local health system daily.

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.