An official Palestinian tally of direct deaths in the Israel-Hamas conflict likely undercounted the number of casualties by around 40 per cent in the first nine months of fighting as the Gaza Strip’s healthcare infrastructure unravelled, according to a study published on Thursday.

An official Palestinian tally of direct deaths in the Israel-Hamas war likely undercounted the number of casualties by 41% through the middle of 2024 as the Gaza Strip's healthcare infrastructure unravelled,

The number of Palestinians killed during Israel's Gaza offensive is higher than local health authorities' figures suggest, researchers in London say.

The number of people killed in Gaza is significantly higher than the figure reported by authorities in the enclave, a peer-reviewed study by researchers from a leading health research university in the UK has found.