Israel kills 147 Palestinians in 24 hours, death toll jumps to 23,350

Israeli forces have killed at least 147 Palestinians and wounded 243 more across the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Wednesday. 

This brings the death toll since 7 October to at least 23,357 with 59,410 wounded and more than 7,000 missing who are believed to be dead and buried under rubble. 

Overall, four percent of Gaza's population has been killed, wounded or gone missing in three months of bombardment. 

The majority of victims are children and women, according to health officials.