Conflict has killed 8% of the population in the Gaza Strip, more than 180 thousand people

The Lancet published a paper estimating that 8% of the population of the Gaza Strip has died since Israel launched a devastating military offensive following the Hamas attack last October.

That is, a conservative estimate puts the death toll at more than 186,000 people as a result of the conflict.

While the Gaza Health Ministry has estimated that as of mid-June, some 37,396 people have been killed in the Strip, Israeli authorities have denied the accuracy of the figures, even though their own intelligence services, the United Nations and the World Health Organization use them.

El texto “Counting the dead in Gaza: difficult but essential” señala que In the Strip, gathering information has become more difficult due to the destruction of infrastructure and the need to rely on emergency services or media.degrading data quality.

Of the total number of dead, 30 percent of the 35,091 murdered remain unidentified.

The paper stresses that with 35% of buildings in the Strip destroyed, the number of bodies buried in the rubble is “substantial,” with some estimates reaching as high as 10,000 dead.

In addition to the direct damage that conflict can cause, “Many” indirect deaths are expected to occur in the coming months and years due to causes such as illness.

In addition, the total death toll is expected to be much higher due to the intensity of the conflict; “the destruction of medical infrastructure, shortages of food, water and shelter; the inability of people to flee to safe places and the loss of funding to UNRWA, one of the few humanitarian organisations still active in Gaza.”

Given the critical situation facing the Palestinian population in the Strip, A ceasefire is urgently and immediately demandedaccompanied by measures that allow the distribution of medicines, water, food and other basic support.

Added to this is one of the most essential requests: documenting the true scope of the war in order to ensure historical recognition and comply with the order of the International Court of Justice.