US EditionIsrael Military reported to accept death toll of around 70,000 in Gaza
The Israeli military acknowledged over 71,000 Palestinian deaths in Gaza, including 480 since a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, aligning with health authorities' estimates amid ongoing casualty verification.
- On January 30, 2026, the Israeli Defence Forces accepted that over 71,000 Palestinians were killed in Gaza, including more than 480 since October, according to Israeli media.
- Israel had long disputed Gaza Health Ministry tallies, arguing Hamas runs the ministry and cannot be trusted, while the United Nations has accepted these death tolls as accurate and notes the ministry publishes names and ages.
- Most recorded deaths are identified as women or children, and more than 2700 extended families in Gaza were wiped out while another 6000 families have only one surviving relative.
- The IDF said published details do not reflect official Israel Defence Forces data and added any report will be released through official channels.
- Researchers and institutes offered far higher estimates, noting violent deaths were underreported by 40%, with the Max Planck Institute estimating 100,000–126,000 and The Lancet suggesting 186,000 as of mid-2024.
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At least twelve people were killed in Gaza on Saturday, according to local hospital reports. The total death toll is now said to be around 71,000. The figures have
The Israeli Military's Denial of the Gaza Death Toll was always to Shape Western News Reporting
Informed Comment (Ann Arbor) – Nir Hasson at Haaretz reported Thursday that the Israeli military has admitted that it now accepts the death toll of some 71,000 for victims it killed in Gaza, a toll estimated by the Gaza Ministry of Health. Hasson is a careful journalist and certainly was reporting what officers told him, but an army spokesman. But on Friday a military spokesman came out and denied it all, saying, “The (Israeli military) clarifie…
The Israeli army refuses to take the balance presented by the Gaza Strip authorities, of over 71,000 Palestinians killed in the war, starting on 7 October 2023, as the Israeli press wrote, reports the AFP.
The Israeli army recognized that about 70,000 Palestinians were killed during the Gaza War, after having questioned the number of victims reported by the prison health authorities, reported Israeli mass media wines, reading high-level military officers, Reuters wrote.
Israel Military reported to accept death toll of around 70,000 in Gaza
The United Nations has long accepted death tolls recorded by health authorities in Gaza as accurate. Israel has cast doubt on the figures, arguing that the health ministry in the enclave was run by Hamas and could not be trusted
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