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Roslyn Ross's avatar

The 60K is only identified dead. There are hundreds of thousands, most of them civilians and children, rotting in the rubble, eaten by dogs, evaporated and shredded, never to be identified formally. Somewhere between 400,000 and 800,000 are dead if one goes by Lancet estimates at the end of 2024 and Trump figures quoted months ago.

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Spunty's avatar

And those who have died from enforced starvation aren't counted either.

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Roslyn Ross's avatar

We will only have final figures when we can count how many are left alive. The Israelis issue ID cards to every single Palestinian under their colonial rule including those in Gaza so they have the data. If the Israelis refuse to release it then the Gaza Ministry would also have it and one would presume have sent it to safety so at the end of this genocidal colonial slaughter we will know the names and ages of the dead. Indicators are it will be a million and if the bombing and starvation are allowed to continue, much more than that.

Trump used figures of 1.5 to 1.7million left in Gaza which means that between 600,000 and 800,000 are dead. The Lancet medical journal estimated around 300,000 dead by the end of 2024.

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