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Casualty accounting challenges

The difficulties in accurately counting casualties in conflict situations, including overlapping claims, differing counting rules for civilians versus militants, and the limits of on-the-ground reporting during active operations.

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Feb 6, 2026

Have casualty numbers for October 7 2023 been revised since October 2023 and when?

Casualty figures for the , 2023 attacks were revised more than once after the event: publicly reduced their headline toll from early figures as forensic and identification work progressed, first annou...