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At least 17 Palestinians, including women and children, were killed Tuesday when an Israeli airstrike hit a school sheltering displaced families near the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, according to Xinhua.

Rescuers are still combing the rubble, with additional casualties expected. Hospital personnel have reported a critical surge of injured. 

As stated by the Israeli military, the strike targeted a Hamas command center based on "precise intelligence."

Since Israel started operations on March 18, nearly 2,500 Palestinians have been killed, raising the total number of deaths since October 2023 to more than 52,000, Xinhua reported.

China announced new stimulus measures on Wednesday to support its economy ahead of high-stakes trade talks with the United States this weekend in Switzerland, Reuters reported.

The central bank will lower its benchmark seven-day reverse repo rate by 10 basis points to 1.40 percent on May 8 and drop the reserve requirement ratio by 50 basis points on May 15, pumping 1trn yuan ($138bn) of liquidity.

The move comes as statistics showed China's factory activity dropped at the quickest rate in 16 months, raising concerns about tariffs, job losses, and deflation, according to Reuters.

Regulators also promised targeted assistance, such as increased stock market access for insurers, tariff relief, and new low-cost lending tools for technology, aged care, and small enterprises.

Nine persons were injured when a jeep they were traveling in met with an accident at Athare in Raksirang Rural Municipality-9 of Makwanpur on Wednesday.

Assistant Sub-Inspector Bharat Kumar Khadka said that among the injured six are in critical condition.

Himal Basnet (16), Buddhiman Ghalan (35), Dil Bahadur Ghalan (75) and his wife Phulmaya Ghalan (70), Rup Bahadur Raut (38) and Deepak Khadka (48) of Raksirangka-9 were seriously injured in the incident.  

Surya Adhikari (50) and Kumar Tamang (14) and Sujan Tamang (28) of Raxirang Rural Municipality-9 sustained minor injuries in the accident.

The injured are undergoing treatment at Manahari Hospital.

The vehicle (Ba 15 Cha 1333) was en route to Manahari from Khairang of Makawanpur when the accident occurred.

There is an influence of the westerly and local winds in the country. 

The Meteorological Forecasting Division said that there is a partial influence of the water vapor-rich air coming from the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. 

The weather will be partly to generally cloudy in the hilly region and fair in the rest of the country this afternoon, according to the Division. 

Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at a few places of the hilly region and at one or two places of the rest of the provinces. 

Light rain and snowfall is likely to occur at some places of the mountainous region. 

Similarly, the weather will be partly cloudy in the hilly region and fair in the rest of the country tonight. 

Light to moderate rain accompanied by thunder and lightning is likely to occur at one or two places of the hilly region of the country, including Koshi Province.

There is a possibility of light rain and snowfall at one or two places in the mountainous region of the country.