UN says Gaza death toll is still over 35 000, but not all bodies identified

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UN says Gaza death toll is still over 35 000, but not all bodies identified

The UN now uses Gaza death toll numbers for people who have been identified, it said on Monday, which excludes some 10 000 unidentified bodies.

"There's about another 10 000 plus bodies who still have to be fully identified, and so then the details of those - which of those are children, which of those are women - that will be re-established once the full identification process is complete," Haq told reporters in New York. Oren Marmorstein, spokesperson for Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Monday accused Palestinian militants Hamas of manipulating the numbers, saying:"They are not accurate and they do not reflect the reality on the ground."

"Unfortunately we have the sad experience of coordinating with the Ministry of Health on casualty figures every few years for large mass casualty incidents in Gaza, and in past times their figures have proven to be generally accurate," Haq said.

 

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