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Arwa Mahdawi

When will we finally admit: the Gaza death toll is higher than we’ve been told

starving child in gaza
‘We have absolutely no idea how many people have been killed in Gaza.’ Photograph: Mohammed Salem/Reuters

How many people have been killed by Israel in Gaza since 7 October 2023?

It’s an almost impossible question to answer but, as the likes of the New York Times publish atrocity-minimizing op-eds that argue Israel hasn’t killed all that many people really – certainly not as many people as it could kill if it wanted to with all the big-boy bombs US taxpayers have helped fund – it’s an increasingly important issue to grapple with. “The first question the anti-Israel genocide chorus needs to answer is: Why isn’t the death count higher?” Bret Stephens asked in his recent New York Times op-ed. Here’s the thing, Bret. It almost certainly is.

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