{"id":264466,"date":"2026-01-29T23:59:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T23:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/264466\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T23:59:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T23:59:09","slug":"in-a-first-israel-accepts-death-toll-of-71000-palestinians-in-gaza-genocide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/264466\/","title":{"rendered":"In a first, Israel accepts death toll of 71,000+ Palestinians in Gaza genocide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Israeli occupation forces have accepted the estimate from the Health Ministry in Palestine\u2019s Gaza that approximately 71,000 Palestinians have been killed during the two-year genocide.<\/p>\n

According to reports from the Israeli newspaper Haaretz <\/a>on Thursday, this marks the first time the military has adopted the ministry’s figures, which it had previously dismissed as “unreliable” and “misleading”.<\/p>\n

The health ministry in Gaza has recorded 71,667 deaths since the start of Israel\u2019s genocide in the Palestinian enclave on October 7, 2023. <\/p>\n

The Israeli occupation forces have noted that these figures do not include residents who are missing and potentially buried under the rubble. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe IDF (Israel\u2019s military) has accepted the estimate of the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry that approximately 71,000 Palestinians were killed during the Israel-Gaza war, noting that the number does not include missing residents who are potentially buried under rubble,\u201d Haaretz said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Ministry\u2019s tally includes only those killed directly by Israeli military fire in its tracking, not people who died of starvation or from diseases.\u201d<\/p>\n

The data, which international organisations and researchers have examined, is widely considered reliable. <\/p>\n

Some studies<\/a>, including one released in June 2025, have suggested the true death toll may be even higher, estimating around 200,000 violent deaths by early last year. <\/p>\n

Experts have concluded that the health ministry’s data is conservative and may not account for those who died of starvation or diseases exacerbated by the harsh siege.<\/p>\n

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