A new study reveals that the death toll in Gaza due to violence is significantly higher than officially reported by authorities. Researchers estimate 64,260 'traumatic injury deaths' between October 7, 2023, and June 30, 2024, indicating a 41% underreporting by the Ministry of Health. The study attributes the discrepancy to the destruction of Gaza's healthcare infrastructure and the ongoing Israeli bombardment.
is significantly higher than the figure reported by authorities in the enclave, a peer-reviewed study by researchers from a leading health research university in the UK has found.
As of October, the number of Gazans killed by violence was thought to exceed 70,000, the study said, based on the estimated underreporting rate. The discrepancy with the ministry's figures reflects the destruction of Gaza's healthcare infrastructure and therefore its inability to accurately count the dead amid Israel's ongoing bombardment of the enclave, the LSHTM said.
Zeina Jamaluddine, lead author at LSHTM, said the results "underscore the urgent need for interventions to safeguard civilians and prevent further loss of life." The scale of the devastation caused by a lack of water may likely never be fully understood, HRW warned, due to the decimation of Gaza's health care system including disease tracking.
Earlier this week, a Palestinian newborn died from hypothermia in Gaza, bringing the total number of babies killed by low temperatures and a lack of access to warm shelters in recent weeks to at least six.
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