Israel revises estimate of October 7 Hamas attack death toll from 1400 to 'around 1200'
- According to Israel's Foreign Ministry, the official number of victims in the October 7 Hamas attack is around 1,200, including Israeli casualties and unidentified corpses that now belong to terrorists.
- In response to the attack, Israel launched an offensive in Gaza, resulting in a ground campaign that has killed over 11,000 people, mostly civilians and children, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip.
- The fighting in Gaza has led to cutting off access to resources for the 2.3 million residents of the Gaza Strip and has caused a severe strain on the health system. Hospitals are facing challenges as the fighting rages around them.
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Israel revises October 7 Hamas attack death toll to about 1,200
Israel has revised the death toll from the Hamas attack on Israeli communities and military bases in southern Israel. The new figure is around 1,200 people, down from around 1,400. Israel is continuing efforts to identify all victims, with around 1,500 terrorists believed to have been killed by security forces. The death toll is expected to continue fluctuating, with some individuals initially thought kidnapped later confirmed to have died. The …
War in the Middle East - Israel downgrades the death toll from Hamas attack on October 7 to 1,200
The Israeli government has reduced the number of deaths from the Hamas terrorist attack on October 7. Around 1,200 people were killed in Israel in the attack, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said. In recent weeks, there had always been talk of around 1,400 victims. Many bodies that have now been identified were probably Hamas attackers, it was stated as a reason.
Israel Revises Death Toll From Hamas Oct 7 Terror Attack Down to 'Around 1,200'
Israel on Friday revised the death toll from the Oct. 7 terror attack by Hamas to around 1,200, down from a previous government estimate of 1,400, according to an Israeli foreign ministry spokesperson. “Around 1,200 is the official number of victims of the October 7 massacre,” foreign ministry spokesperson Lior Haiat was quoted as saying by Reuters. Mr. Haiat said the estimated death count was revised on Nov. 9, which includes the number of fore…
Israel revises down its death toll from the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks to about 1,200
In a text message to journalists, a spokesperson from Israel's Foreign Ministry said "around 1,200" is now what he called "the official number of people" killed by Hamas militants on Oct. 7.(Image credit: Amir Levy/Getty Images)
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