Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 72,097

The death toll in the war-torn Gaza Strip has risen to 72,097 since the conflict between Hamas and Israel broke out on Oct 7, 2023, with the number of injuries rising to 171,796, Gaza's health authorities said on Monday.

The authorities reported that one body and 5 wounded people were brought to hospitals in Gaza during the past 24 hours.

Since the ceasefire came into effect on October 10, 2025, 630 Palestinians have been killed and 1,698 others wounded, it added.

A delegation of foreign diplomatic envoys visited south China's Hainan from Wednesday to Saturday, learning about the province's rapid development and exploring potential areas of cooperation.

The trip, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, brought together over 30 ambassadors, chargés d'affaires, representatives of international organizations, and senior diplomats from countries including Kenya, Serbia, Spain and Vietnam.

In Sanya's Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City, the delegates gained insights into China's independent innovation in the seed industry and the country's agricultural technological transformation in response to climate change.

"We can invite a lot of the persons from this institute to come to Dominica to teach us some of the advanced technologies and the practices that we should employ in agriculture," said Martin Charles, Dominica's Ambassador to China.

The delegates also toured the innovative drug and medical device exhibition, as well as health and wellness institutions in the Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone.

Hailed as China's sole "medical special zone", the pilot zone is home to over 30 top-tier domestic and international medical institutions.

"The medical advances are the ones that have struck me most for the moment. There are so many fields where we can cooperate," said Javier Garcia-Larrache, Spain's charge d'affaires ad interim in China.

The delegates also visited villages to experience folk culture, including Li brocade from the Li ethnic group, traditional Chinese medicine sachets, and bamboo pole dances, immersing themselves in the province's rich and vibrant local cultures.