Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 72,740

The death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 72,740 since the conflict between Hamas and Israel erupted on October 7, 2023, with the number of injuries reaching 172,555, Gaza's health authorities said on Monday.

The authorities said 854 Palestinians had been killed and 2,453 others injured since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect on Oct 10 last year.

Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 72,740

Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 72,740

Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 72,740

Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 72,740

Footage released in early November by the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in southwest China’s Sichuan Province shows one panda drooling as it rests its head in the fork of a tree, another clutching a slice of pumpkin in both paws, and a third taking careful bites while lounging behind a log.

The videos were filmed on separate days in September and October at the base’s No. 1 Giant Panda Villa and Sunshine Delivery House.

The pandas’ menu includes wowotou, a steamed bun made fresh by keepers from corn, soybeans, rice, oats, wheat, eggs, vegetable oil, minerals and vitamins. The ingredients are mixed in measured proportions to supplement the diet of captive pandas.

The Chengdu base is a world-renowned center for ex situ conservation, scientific research and breeding, public education and ecotourism, focusing on the protection of giant pandas, red pandas and other threatened wildlife native to China.

Pandas munch treats, nibble away at Chengdu base