"A peer-reviewed study published Wednesday in The Lancet Global Health estimates that more than 75,000 people in Gaza were killed during the first 16 months of Israel's genocidal assault - a figure that far exceeds the death toll reported at the time by the strip's health authorities. The study's authors found that there were 75,200 "violent deaths" in Gaza between October 7, 2023 and January 5, 2025, with women, children, and elderly Palestinians making up around 56% of the toll. The researchers estimated an additional 16,300 nonviolent deaths - from disease, accidents, or other causes not directly related to Israel's military onslaught - during that period."
"Gaza health officials put the current death toll from Israel's assault at more than 72,000 - a figure that Israeli authorities only recently acknowledged is accurate after more than two years of denial. "The combined evidence suggests that, as of January 5, 2025, 3-4% of the population of the Gaza Strip had been killed violently and there have been a substantial number of nonviolent deaths caused indirectly by the conflict," the Lancet study states. "Our findings contradict claims that the MoH has inflated the death toll from the war in the Gaza Strip. Instead, the MoH appears to provide conservative, reliable figures while working under extraordinary constraints.""
An estimated 75,200 people in Gaza were killed violently between October 7, 2023 and January 5, 2025. Women, children, and elderly Palestinians comprised about 56% of the violent death toll. An additional estimated 16,300 nonviolent deaths occurred from disease, accidents, or other indirect causes during the same period. The estimated violent death toll exceeded Gaza Ministry of Health figures at the time by at least 25,000. Gaza health officials later placed the death toll at more than 72,000, a figure Israeli authorities recently acknowledged. The combined evidence indicates 3–4% of the Gaza population died violently and that Ministry of Health counts are conservative and reliable given operational constraints.
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