Vanishing Victims: Hamas Scrubs Thousands of ‘Confirmed’ Civilian Deaths from Its Fatality List

Palestinians protest to demand an end to war, chanting anti-Hamas slogans, in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip, March 26, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

Once again, Hamas — which controls the Gaza Strip’s health ministry and is routinely cited as a reliable source by the UN and major news outlets — has quietly erased thousands of names from its own casualty lists.

Research by Salo Aizenberg, who serves on HonestReporting’s Board of Directors, found that at least 3,400 previously “identified” deaths ...