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UN says total number of deaths in Gaza remains unchanged after controversy over revised data

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CNN By Abeer Salman, Richard Roth, Jeremy Diamond and Sugam Pokharel, CNN (CNN) — The United Nations on Monday clarified that the overall number of fatalities in Gaza tallied by the Ministry of Health in Gaza remains unchanged, at more than 35,000, since the war broke out between Israel and Hamas on…

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  1. Local News 8

    UN says total number of deaths in Gaza remains unchanged after controversy over revised data (opens Local News 8)

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    CNN By Abeer Salman, Richard Roth, Jeremy Diamond and Sugam Pokharel, CNN (CNN) — The United Nations on Monday clarified that the overall number of fatalities in Gaza tallied by the Ministry of Health in Gaza remains unchanged, at more than 35,000, since the war broke out between Israel and Hamas on…

  2. Fox News

    UN revises Gaza death toll, almost 50% less women and children killed than previously reported (opens Fox News)

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    The United Nations suddenly adjusted its death toll count in Gaza to show that less women and children were killed, admitting widely quoted Hamas data is unreliable.

  3. The Guardian

    Gaza ministry revises down figures for women and children confirmed killed (opens The Guardian)

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    Hamas-run ministry of health updates breakdown of civilian casualties but data has not been verified by UN

  4. Al Jazeera

    Has the UN really said fewer people were killed by Israel in Gaza? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Changes in how the UN calculates Gaza’s casualties have been cited as evidence of bias. They aren’t.

  5. NBC News

    U.N.'s new breakdown of Gaza death toll sparks confusion and anger (opens NBC News)

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    Global health officials say the number of women and children killed in Gaza has not been revised down after new details published by the United Nations sparka an outcry.

  6. Newsweek

    Fact Check: Did UN halve Gaza death toll? (opens Newsweek)

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    Amid social media claims to the contrary, U.N. spokesperson Faran Haq said there had been no change in the number of fatalities.

  7. New York Post

    UN admits Gaza death toll wrong, with almost 50% fewer women, children killed than previously reported (opens New York Post)

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    In a dramatic shift, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has revised its data pertaining to the number of Palestinian casualties in the seven-month-old Gaza war.

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