Behind the Numbers The Truth About Gaza's Death List
Haaretz • • world
Key Points:
- The Gaza Health Ministry's list of nearly 70,000 fatalities in the Gaza conflict has sparked controversy, with critics accusing it of duplications, inflating civilian deaths, and including Hamas militants as civilians.
- Haaretz's analysis of the list, which spans over 2,000 pages and was translated with AI assistance, shows that while not perfectly accurate, the list is largely credible and reflects the scale of the tragedy in Gaza.
- Independent experts note that errors in the list are estimated to be around 1%, and previous conflicts showed Israeli civilian death counts close to those reported by the Gaza Health Ministry, which likely undercounts unidentified or buried bodies.
- Despite initial Israeli skepticism, a senior IDF source acknowledged the death toll of
