Israel's military has accepted that around 70,000 Palestinians were killed during the war in Gaza, after having earlier cast doubt on death tolls reported by the enclave's health officials, Israeli media reported on Friday citing senior military officials. 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. read more
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Some interesting background provided in this catching-up piece:
"Israel accepts Gaza's 70,000 death toll: A record of denialism, lies"
Israel has repeatedly denied the death toll in Gaza during its more than two-year genocidal war on the enclave.
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