119 Palestinians have been killed on the 23rd day of the Israeli offensive on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, medical sources said.

Health Ministry spokesman in Gaza Ashraf al-Qedra said the casualties were killed in separate airstrikes and artillery bombardment across the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli military offensive on the Gaza Strip, which was launched on July 8 to end Palestinian rocket firing into Israel, has claimed the lives of 1,253 Palestinians and 56 Israelis, including 53 soldiers.

Regional and international efforts to end the ongoing fighting between Israel and Palestinian factions in Gaza have been going on unabated.