Smoke billows after Israeli bombardment on Khan Yunis as seen from Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on March 9, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (PHOTO / AFP)

GAZA - The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from the ongoing Israeli attacks exceeded 31,000, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement on Sunday.

During the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 85 Palestinians and wounded 130 others in various areas in the coastal enclave, bringing the total death toll to 31,045 and injuries to 72,654, according to the statement.

At least 13 Palestinians, including children, were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting a house in the Nusseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, sources said

The statement noted that some victims remain under the rubble amid heavy bombardment and a lack of civil defense and ambulance crews.

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At least 13 Palestinians, including children, were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting a house in the Nusseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, Palestinian medical sources and eyewitnesses said Saturday.

Eyewitnesses told Xinhua that Israeli aircraft targeted a house with two missiles, destroying the house and causing damage to neighboring homes.

A Palestinian youth walks away with some items salvaged from the rubble of a residential building hit in an overnight Israeli air strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on March 9, 2023, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (PHOTO / AFP)

The Israeli airstrike killed 13 people, including children, and several others were injured to varying degrees and were all transported to hospitals, medical sources said.

Meanwhile, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates accused Israel of "involving the entire population of Gaza in a whirlwind of imminent death".

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It also criticized that Israel consistently ignores all international decisions and requests regarding the protection and basic needs of civilians

Israel has been launching a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on Oct 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and more than 200 taken hostage.