Startling Analysis in The Lancet Suggests Gaza Conflict Death Toll May Surpass 186,000, Including Indirect Fatalities
Gaza City, Gaza Strip — Recent claims circulating on social media about staggering death tolls in Gaza from the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict have heightened global concern. A correspondence piece in The Lancet, not peer-reviewed, estimated the number of deaths could be as high as 186,000 if one accounts for both direct and indirect fatalities. The war, reignited on October 7, 2023, by a lethal Hamas attack on Israel, and consequent severe Israeli bombings in Gaza, …