The peer-reviewed findings, according to the study’s authors, “contradict claims” that Gaza health officials have “inflated the death toll from the war in the Gaza Strip.” Israeli occupation forces operating in Gaza in 2024 -- image via Wikimedia Commons / IDF Spokesperson's Unit By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams A peer-reviewed study published Wednesday in The Lancet Global Health estimates that more than 75,000 people in Gaza were killed during the first 16 months of Israel’

The peer-reviewed analysis estimates that Israel's assault on Gaza killed 64,260 people between October 7, 2023 and June 30, 2024—a...