People gather near a destroyed vehicle in central Gaza Strip city of Deir el-Balah, on May 1, 2024. Photo:Xinhua

The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 34,568, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement on Wednesday.

During the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 33 Palestinians and wounded 57 others, bringing the total death toll since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict to 34,568 and injuries to 77,765.

Some victims remain under the rubble amid persistent Israeli attacks and a lack of rescue crews, said the statement.

Israel launched a large-scale offensive against Hamas in Gaza 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 were taken hostage.

Children are seen among the rubble of a destroyed house in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on May 1, 2024. Photo:Xinhua

A boy walks among the rubble of a destroyed house in central Gaza Strip city of Deir el-Balah, on May 1, 2024. Photo:Xinhua

People inspect a destroyed house in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on May 1, 2024. Photo:Xinhua

People walk past the rubble of a destroyed building in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on May 1, 2024. Photo:Xinhua

People gather near the rubble of a destroyed house in central Gaza Strip city of Deir el-Balah, on May 1, 2024. Photo:Xinhua