PALESTINE – The Gaza war death toll is now at least 58,386, majority of whom are children and women according to the local health ministry‘s statement on Monday.

The ministry statement said that 120 bodies were brought to hospitals in the last 24 hours, while 557 people were injured, taking the number of injuries to 139,077 in the Israeli onslaught.

“Many victims are still trapped under the rubble and on the roads as rescuers are unable to reach them,” it added.

The ministry said that the death toll rose after adding 240 more people to the registry after their data had been finalized.

The ministry noted that five Palestinians were killed and over 143 injured while trying to get humanitarian aid in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of Palestinians killed while seeking aid to 838, with over 5,575 others wounded since May 27.