Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 72,239

A total of 72,239 Palestinians have been killed and 171,861 others wounded in the Gaza Strip since the outbreak of the latest round of the Hamas-Israel conflict on October 7, 2023, according to Gaza health authorities.

A report released on Sunday said that since the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas took effect last October, Israeli strikes have killed 663 people and injured 1,762 others in the enclave.

In the past 24 hours alone, five bodies and eight injured people were brought to hospitals across the Gaza Strip, the report said.

Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 72,239

China successfully launched a remote sensing satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on Sunday.

The Yaogan-50 02 satellite was launched at 21:22 Beijing time aboard a modified Long March-6 carrier rocket and has entered its planned orbit. The launch mission was a complete success.

The satellite will be mainly used for land survey, crop yield estimation, and disaster prevention and relief.

This launch marked the 633rd flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.

China launches new remote sensing satellite