The UN has denied that the estimated death toll of women and children in the war in Gaza has been revised downward, pointing towards a confusion between the total numbers of dead bodies recorded, and the number of those who have so far been fully identified.
After the Gaza health ministry’s revised totals of those killed first appeared on the website of the UN’s office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs (Ocha), they were quickly seized on as proof by pro-Israel media and commentators that the UN had previously been exaggerating the toll.
They showed 24,686 dead which appeared to be a downward revision from the figure of about 35,000 which had been reported earlier in May, with 7,797 children and 4,959 women confirmed dead, about half the toll cited in previous reports. But the UN said on Monday that estimated overall death toll remained about 35,000.
No they knew they had to do something now or they would eventually be overthrown. People forget that there were mass protest all in Gaza last summer against Hamas. Protest that were brutally suppressed by the way.
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Thousands take to streets in Gaza in rare public display of discontent with Hamas
Gazans in rare protest against Hamas government
Gaza Protests Struggle to Gain Traction as Police Crack Down
Despite Hamas’ crackdown, Gaza protests continue in rare defiance
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