(231015) -- GAZA, Oct. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 15, 2023 shows smoke rising following an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah. The number of Palestinian casualties in Gaza reached 2,329 deaths and 9,042 injuries on Sunday, said the Gaza-based Palestinian Health Ministry on the ninth day of the Israel-Hamas conflict. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)