Lancet study estimates Gaza death toll 40 per cent higher than recorded

Lancet study estimates Gaza death toll 40 per cent higher than recorded

[South China Morning Post] - 01/10/2025

UK-led group of researchers estimated that almost 60 per cent of deaths were women, children and the elderly.



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