Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 71,266: health authorities

The death toll in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip has risen to 71,266 since the conflict between Hamas and Israel erupted on Oct 7, 2023, with the number of injuries reaching 171,222, Gaza's health authorities said on Monday.

Since the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas came into effect on October 11, 2025, the death toll in the enclave has risen to 414, with 1,145 others injured, according to the health authorities.

The health authorities also issued a notice on Monday, saying that a two-month-old infant died in the Strip on Monday due to severe cold weather, bringing the death toll in Gaza caused by the storm and severe cold weather to three since the onset of winter.

Additionally, a Gaza resident died in a building collapse on Monday, bringing the death toll caused by storm-triggered building collapses in Gaza to 17 since winter began.

Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 71,266: health authorities

The U.S. dollar closed almost flat in late trading on Monday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, went up 0.01 percent to 98.035 at 3 p.m. (2000 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro was down to 1.1767 dollars from 1.1777 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound added to 1.3507 dollars from 1.35 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 156.03 Japanese yen, lower than 156.50 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar advanced to 0.7896 Swiss francs from 0.7891 Swiss francs, and it increased to 1.3684 Canadian dollars from 1.3672 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar rose to 9.1802 Swedish kronor from 9.16 Swedish kronor.

U.S. dollar closes flat