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Gaza: UNDER-REPORTING of deaths by 41% – BBC, The Lancet

10 Gennaio 2025 by

… The UK-led study [ The Lancet ]

… up until 30 June 2024

… 64,260 Palestinians died from traumatic injury

… meaning an under-reporting of deaths by 41%

… In August, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had “eliminated over 17,000 terrorists”

… it is unclear how it arrived at this figure

… Israel is not allowing international journalists from media organisations, including the BBC, independent access to Gaza

… Gaza’s health ministry issues updated death tolls from the war daily

… The Lancet estimated a death toll between 55,298–78,525

… compared to 37,877 reported by the health ministry

… The research also said 59% of those killed for whom data on sex and age was available were women, children and the elderly

The Lancet