Gaza death toll could be five times higher – study

When disease and hunger are taken into account, researchers have argued that the conflict could claim nearly 200,000 Palestinian lives

The true death toll from the war in Gaza could exceed 186,000, five times higher than the 37,396 reported last month by the enclave’s health authorities, according to a new study published in The Lancet medical journal.

While the Israeli government has long disputed the ministry’s figures, they are accepted as reliable by the UN...