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After Israel questioned a shift in the numbers, the World Health Organization affirmed complete confidence in the death toll data released by the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry on Tuesday, claiming they were actually getting closer to establishing the extent of deaths.
About 25,000 of the approximately 35,000 fatalities that have occurred since October 7 have been properly identified, with over half of them being women and children, according to an update provided by Gaza’s health ministry last week.
Israeli officials accused the Palestinian authorities of being inaccurate when they had earlier stated that women and children made up over 70% of those killed. According to the source, UN authorities have republished the Palestinian death toll, which has recently gone to 35,000.
When asked about the toll, WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier responded at a Geneva news briefing, “Nothing wrong with the data, the overall data (more than 35,000) are still the same.” “The fact we now have 25,000 identified people is a step forward,” he stated.
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