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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Civilian death rate in Israeli airstrikes higher than in past conflicts, study finds

An Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip on Friday
An Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip on Friday. Israel denies targeting civilians or civilian infrastructure in its strikes. Photograph: Léo Corrêa/AP

Each recorded fatal Israeli airstrike on Gaza since 7 October has caused an average of 10.1 civilian deaths, a monitoring group has said, amid warnings that reported civilian casualty figures are likely to be an underestimate.

The fatality average is far higher than in the three previous Israeli air campaigns in Gaza, of which the most deadly was Operation Protective Edge in the summer of 2014, where the equivalent figure was 2.5.

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