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Casualty count verification

The process of verifying casualty counts in the Gaza conflict, including the use of local official reporting and potential limitations

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Jan 25, 2026
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How have UN agencies changed their casualty reporting practices during the Gaza conflict and why?

UN agencies—principally and agencies that aggregate figures—shifted from relaying unqualified aggregate counts toward separating “reported” totals from a smaller subset of fully identified casualties,...

Jan 16, 2026

How do UN casualty verification methods differ from Gaza Health Ministry reporting?

The Gaza Health Ministry compiles a near–real-time fatality tally using hospital and morgue reports, first responders, and increasingly “reliable media sources,” producing frequent public updates and ...