The Zionist occupation forces have intensified attacks on the cities of Rafah and Khan Yunis, committing three new massacres during the past 24 hours, leaving 34 Palestinians killed and 68 others injured.

The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced, on Tuesday, that the death toll from the ongoing Israeli war on the Strip since October 7 had risen to 34,535 martyrs and 77,704 injured.

This was unveiled through the Ministry’s daily statistical report, regarding the number of martyrs and wounded as a result of the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip for the 207th day.

The ministry said, "The Israeli occupation committed 5 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, of which 47 martyrs and 61 injured were brought to hospitals during the past 24 hours."

It added, "The toll of the Israeli aggression rose to 34,535 martyrs and 77,704 injuries since last October 7."

The ministry continued: "A number of victims are still under the rubble and on the roads, and ambulance and civil defense crews cannot reach them."

Palestinian and international warnings are mounting about a possible significant increase in the number of casualties, if the Zionist occupation carries out its threat of a military invasion of the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

There are about 1.4 million displaced people in Rafah, near the border with Egypt.

Since October 7, 2023, the Zionist occupation has been waging a barbaric war on the Gaza Strip, leaving tens of thousands of civilian victims, most of them children and women, in addition to an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe and massive infrastructure destruction.