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Palestinian medical sources announced Wednesday that the total number of dead in the Gaza Strip has risen to 68,643, the majority of whom are children and women, since the start of the Israeli occupation offensive on Oct. 7, 2023. The medical sources added that the number of injured has increased to 170,655 since the beginning of the assault. Many victims remain under the rubble, and ambulance and rescue teams are unable to reach them. They indicated that 104 dead (including 46 children and 40 women) and 253 injured (including 78 children and 84 women) arrived at Gaza Strip hospitals. Meanwhile, the total number of dead and injured since the cease-fire agreement on October 11 has reached 211 dead and 597 injured, and 482 bodies have been recovered.

The bodies of four Israeli hostages who died in captivity in Gaza were handed over to the Red Cross by Hamas on Monday."The Red Cross has received two coffins of deceased hostages and are on their way to IDF and ISA forces in the Gaza Strip, where the two additional coffins of deceased hostages, that were received earlier, are located," the military said.Earlier on Monday, Hamas freed all 20 surviving hostages it had been holding since October 7, 2023, as part of a ceasefire agreement brokered by US President Donald Trump.In return, Israel released 1,968 prisoners and detainees, mostly Palestinians, the prison service said.Hamas still holds the remains of 24 deceased hostages, which it has agreed to return to Israel as part of the ceasefire deal."Hamas is required to uphold the agreement and take the necessary steps to return all the deceased hostages," the military said.

Local authorities in Taiwan, China, said that Typhoon Ragasa had left 14 dead and 18 injured as of this morning. About 100 people are still trapped and awaiting rescue, according to the island's emergency operations center. Local authorities said that rescue teams are racing to locate the missing persons, hoping to conclude the search at a later date. Typhoon Ragasa's outward air currents continue to batter the eastern, northern, and southern coastal areas of Taiwan, China, causing heavy rains.