Israeli forces kill 48 Palestinians in Gaza in past day

Israeli forces have killed at least 48 Palestinians and wounded 79 more over the past 24 hours in four "massacres", according to the Palestinian health ministry. 

This brings the Palestinian death toll in over six months to more than 34,097, with at least 76,980 wounded and an estimated 7,000 missing and presumed dead.

More than 70 percent of the victims are children and women, according to health officials.