Israeli forces kill 81 Palestinians in past day, death toll over 31,700

Israeli forces have killed at least 81 Palestinians and wounded 116 more over the past 24 hours in eight "massacres", according to the Palestinian health ministry. 

This brings the Palestinian death toll in over five months to more than 31,726, with over 73,792 wounded and an estimated 8,000 missing, believed to be dead and buried under rubble.

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