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Israeli military accepts 70,000 death toll from war in Gaza is accurate

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January 31, 2026

Israel's military has accepted that the death toll compiled by health authorities in Gaza is broadly accurate, marking a U-turn after years of official attacks on the data.

- Emma Graham-Harrison

A senior security official briefed Israeli journalists, saying about 70,000 Palestinians had been killed by Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 2023, excluding those missing.

It is the first time Israel has publicly estimated the toll from the war in Gaza. Previously the government and military had provided figures only for militants it claimed to have killed.

Gaza health authorities said the direct toll from Israeli attacks had passed 71,660 people, with at least 10,000 presumed buried in the rubble of bombed buildings.

For more than two years, Israeli officials and media had attacked the Palestinian figures as “Hamas propaganda” and dismissed them as “not accurate”.

The abrupt shift in stance raises broader questions about Israel’s defence of its campaign in Gaza. A UN commission, rights groups and scholars have accused Israel of committing genocide in the territory.

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