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Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry admits to flaws in casualty data
April 9, 2024

The Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health said on April 6 that it had “incomplete data” for 11,371 of the 33,091 Palestinian fatalities it claims to have documented. In a statistical report, the ministry notes that it considers an individual record to be incomplete if it is missing any of the following key data points: identity number, full name, date of birth, or date of death. The health ministry also released a report on April 3 that acknowledged the presence of incomplete data but did not define what it meant by “incomplete.” In that earlier report, the ministry acknowledged the incompleteness of 12,263 records…“The sudden shifts in the ministry’s reporting methods suggest it is scrambling to prevent exposure of its shoddy work. READ MORE

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