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Counting the dead

Douglas Aerie

RECALL

Lancet warns Gaza death toll could be over 186,000


<https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/07/08/xgqe-j08.html>
Counting the dead in Gaza: difficult but essential
<https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lacet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)01169-3/fulltext>

NOTE 1: Gaza death toll could reach half a million: Lancet


<https://thecradle.co/articles-id/25821>

NOTE 2: Jessica Trisko Darden, an associate professor of political science at Virginia


Commonwealth University, who studies civilian casualty counts, at Forward, gently
critiques the Lancet study:

Has Israel really killed up to 186,000 people in Gaza? How to understand the
numbers war
<https://forward.com/opinion/631386/the-lancet-gaza-casualties-israel-war/>

COMMENT: Given the hellscape that is Gaza, all estimates are at best,
educated guesses. As Ellen Ioanes observes --Revised data from the health
ministry turned into a debate about the war’s human cost; see below--that
human cost "remains devastating." Even halving that estimate leads to a
conclusion calling the proportionality of Israel's operation in Gaza into
question.

Nov. 11, 2023: U.S. Officials Have Growing Confidence in Death Toll Reports From Gaza
<https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-s-officials-have-growing-confidence-in-death-toll-reports-
from-gaza-b3b5183a>
Nov. 13, 2023: Gaza reports more than 11,100 killed. That’s one out of every 200 people.
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2023/gaza-rising-death-toll-civilians/>

Nov 21, 2023: Gaza health officials say they lost the ability to count dead as Israeli offensive
intensifies
<https://apnews.com/article/palestinians-israel-health-ministry-gaza-hamas-
fe30cbc76479fa437d5f5a0e96c36e52>

Nov. 25, 2023: Gaza Civilians, Under Israeli Barrage, Are Being Killed at Historic Pace
<https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/25/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-death-toll.html>

Dec 6, 2023: Israel-Hamas war updates


<https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/12/6/israel-hamas-war-live-gaza-death-toll-climbs-as-
israel-pounds-enclave>
At least 16,248 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since October 7.
Dec 9, 2023: The Israeli Army Has Dropped the Restraint in Gaza, and the Data Shows Unprecedented
Killing
<https://archive.ph/n1nRk>
Dec 26, 2023: 20,000 Dead and Counting - The Battle Over Verifying Gaza's Death Toll
<https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-12-26/ty-article-magazine/.premium/20-000-dead-and-
counting-the-battle-over-verifying-gazas-death-toll/0000018c-a0ae-d92d-addf-eaff010a0000>

Feb. 29, 2024: Austin follows Biden in citing Hamas health ministry death toll for Palestinian woman,
kids: ‘Over 25,000’
<https://nypost.com/2024/02/29/us-news/austin-says-over-25000-palestinian-women-kids-killed-in-
gaza-since-oct-7/>

April 28, 2024: In Gaza, Authorities Lose Count of the Dead


<https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/in-gaza-authorities-lose-count-of-the-dead-779ff694>
The 'collapse' of hospitals {s.q.a.] and rescue services means many now die in obscurity...

(4 April, 2024) Israel-Hamas war: Gaza's morgue network has effectively


collapsed
<https://news.sky.com/story/israel-hamas-war-health-system-collapse-in-gaza-
leaves-authorities-struggling-to-count-the-dead-13107279>

(May 16, 2024) 40% of total Gazan deaths based on unverified data
<https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-801433>

April 15, 2024: International team including Johns Hopkins experts makes excess deaths projections in
Gaza
<https://hub.jhu.edu/2024/04/15/tak-igusa-gaza-qa/>

SIDEBAR 1: May 16, 2024 - Gaza war - Why is the UN citing lower death toll for women and
children?
<https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-69014893>
Fact Check: Did UN Halve Gaza Death Toll?
<https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-did-un-halve-gaza-death-toll-1900325>

U.N. Lowers Count of Women and Children Killed, Citing Incomplete Information
<https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/05/14/world/israel-gaza-war-hamas-rafah>

Fact checking the claim: The UN admitted to lying about the number of deaths in Gaza
{FALSE]
<https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/05/17/un-death-toll-change-gaza-
fact-check/73737102007/>

U.N.’s new breakdown of Gaza death toll sparks confusion and anger
<https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/gaza-death-toll-ocha-un-confusion-anger-
rcna151934>

UN denies Gaza death toll of women and children has been revised down
<https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/13/gaza-ministry-revises-figures-
for-women-and-children-killed>

UN says total number of deaths in Gaza remains unchanged after controversy over revised
data
<https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/13/middleeast/death-toll-gaza-fatalities-un-intl-
latam/index.html>

WORTH NOTING: June 10, 2024 - Women and children of Gaza are killed less frequently
as war’s toll rises, AP data analysis finds
<https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-casualties-toll-
65e18f3362674245356c539e4bc0b67a>

June 7, 2024: Takeaways from AP analysis of Gaza Health Ministry’s death toll
data
<https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-deaths-women-children-
e258a4c14641978a00dfb957ce348957>

SIDEBAR 2: Revised data from the health ministry turned into a debate about the war’s human cost.
That death toll remains devastating.
<https://www.vox.com/world-politics/2024/5/17/24159263/gaza-deaths-israel-hamas-hospital-ministry-
health>
The statistical evidence is clear: Civilians in Gaza have overwhelmingly borne the brunt of
Israel’s assault.
<https://www.thenation.com/article/world/gaza-death-toll-evidence/>

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