Geneva, February 23 (RHC)-- Nearly 100 more Palestinians were killed and 132 injured by Israeli attacks on Gaza between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday night, according to the Palestinian territory’s Health Ministry.

The daily death toll, reported by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in its latest assessment, comes as a new report warned of mounting civilian deaths if the war on Gaza continues.

Even if a ceasefire were declared immediately, a further 6,550 deaths could result due to the time required to “improve water, sanitation and shelter conditions, reduce malnutrition, and restore functioning healthcare services,” the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Johns Hopkins Centre for Humanitarian Health said in the report.

“Under the ‘current status quo’ and ‘escalation of the conflict’ scenarios, the projections rise sharply to 58,260 and 74,290 excess deaths, with traumatic injuries followed by infectious diseases being the main causes of additional fatalities in both cases,” their report warns.