Wednesday's death toll surges with 74 killed in 24 hours

At least 74 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the last 24 hours, with another 391 injured, Gaza's health ministry is reporting.

It added that emergency teams also recovered the bodies of five people killed in earlier strikes.

The latest casualties have pushed the overall toll of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza to 56,156 killed, with another 132,239 injured since October 2023.