The controversy over the death toll in Gaza has intensified recently, with media organizations like The Economist highlighting discrepancies in the figures reported. Initially, the Gaza Ministry of Health's death toll was considered fairly accurate, as it was based on deaths registered at hospitals and morgues. However, the quality of the data has declined as the conflict has continued. The United Nations has also revised down its figures for women and children, which has added to the confusion. Gabriel Epstein has pointed out the real problem with the U.N.’s revised Gaza death toll. The adjusted numbers reflect a combination of U.N. missteps in evaluating conflicting information reported by Hamas-run authorities, nontransparent casualty-counting techniques, and the inherent difficulties in counting deaths in a chaotic urban conflict.
“The adjusted numbers reflect a combination of U.N. missteps in evaluating conflicting information reported by Hamas-run authorities, nontransparent casualty-counting techniques and the difficulty of counting deaths in a chaotic urban conflict.” https://t.co/ZPXX4blBYg
The Gaza Ministry of Health’s death toll was probably fairly accurate at the start of the war. Then the count was based solely on deaths registered at hospitals and morgues. But as the fighting has continued, the quality of the data has dipped https://t.co/bIzLAoCsN7 👇
From Gabriel Epstein: Here’s the real problem with the U.N.’s revised Gaza death toll https://t.co/SPANvjG9tB
The controversy over the death toll in Gaza, which media organisations including The Economist use, has intensified in recent weeks after the UN appeared to revise down its figures for women and children https://t.co/el2IxPaaHe 👇
Hamas' Gaza health ministry under microscope as questions continue over number of deaths https://t.co/UTYc34uwQY