Idf accepts death toll of over 71,000 in Gaza war

The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) have accepted the Hamas-run Gaza Strip Health Ministry's tally of over 71,000 Palestinians killed in the conflict. This was reported by Haaretz, recalling that until today Israel had refused to accept this count, also considered conservative by many international experts compared to what would be the real number of victims.

The IDF is now analysing the data to establish how many fighters and how many civilians were killed.

According to the latest toll from the Gaza Ministry of Health, 71,667 citizens of the Palestinian enclave have been killed by IDF fire since the beginning of the war on 7 October 2023. This figure does not include people who have died of starvation, cold or from diseases that have worsened and have not been treated.

Israeli fire meanwhile killed at least two more Palestinians in the Gaza Strip today, medical officials said, in the latest episode of violence. Medics reported that two men were killed by Israeli forces east of Khan Younis, in an area adjacent to an area where the Israeli army operates.

The Gaza Health Ministry said the Israeli army had killed at least 490 people since the truce began in October in the war-torn enclave. Israel said four soldiers were killed by militants in Gaza during the same period.