GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY: 73,018 PALESTINIANS KILLED IN ISRAELI ATTACK
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“PAKISTAN AND QATAR ARE MEDIATING TALKS AIMED AT REACHING A FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN IRAN AND U.S.”
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73,018 deaths equals ~3% of Gaza's entire population.
Gaza's pre-war population was roughly 2.3 million. The UN and WHO both cite Gaza Health Ministry figures as credible. For comparison, 3% of the US population would equal about 10 million people.
The UN & WHO cite Gaza Health Ministry data as reliable
Despite operating under Hamas governance, Gaza Health Ministry casualty figures are consistently used by the UN, WHO, and global agencies as credible data. Learn more at Wikipedia
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Gaza's death toll since Oct. 2023 dwarfs all prior Gaza conflicts combined.
Previous major Gaza wars — 2008, 2012, 2014, and 2021 — killed an estimated 4,000–4,500 Palestinians total. The Gaza Health Ministry reports over 45,000 killed since October 2023, more than ten times that combined figure.
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