The death toll in the Gaza Strip from the 14-month war between Israel and Hamas militants has topped 45,000 people, Palestinian health officials said on Monday, with 52 dead arriving at hospitals across the bombed-out strip over the past 24 hours.

The Israeli military says it has killed more than 17,000 militants, without providing evidence. The Gaza Health Ministry said 45,028 people have been killed and 106,962 have been wounded since the start of the war. It said the real toll is higher because thousands of bodies are still buried under rubble.