The British medical journal The Lancet published an article on July 5 that estimates the actual death toll of Israel’s US-backed military campaign in Gaza could be over 186,000 even if there were a ceasefire today.
The article, written by a group of experts, takes into account indirect deaths that have already taken place and will continue to happen to form its estimate.
“Armed conflicts have indirect health implications beyond the direct harm from violence. Even if the conflict ends immediately, there will continue to be many indirect deaths in the coming months and years from causes such as reproductive, communicable, and non-communicable diseases,” the article reads.
The experts noted that the number of indirect deaths is expected to be large due to the destruction of Gaza’s health sector and the severe shortages of food and other basic needs. They said indirect deaths in recent conflicts range from three to 15 times the number of direct deaths.
“Applying a conservative estimate of four indirect deaths per one direct death to the 37,396 deaths reported, it is not implausible to estimate that up to 186,000 or even more deaths could be attributable to the current conflict in Gaza,” the article reads.
The 37,396 direct deaths are based on figures put by Gaza’s Health Ministry on June 19. Today, the ministry said the death toll has reached 38,193. The number is considered a low estimate since it doesn’t account for the thousands of bodies stuck under the rubble, which the Lancet article says could be over 10,000.
The estimate of 186,000 deaths accounts for 7.9% of Gaza’s population, or about 1 in 12 Palestinians living in the Strip.
‘I’m bored, so I shoot’: The Israeli army’s approval of free-for-all violence in Gaza
Israeli soldiers describe the near-total absence of firing regulations in the Gaza war, with troops shooting as they please, setting homes ablaze, and leaving corpses on the streets — all with their commanders’ permission.
https://www.972mag.com/israeli-soldiers-gaza-firing-regulations/
Man, that was disgusting to read. I hate myself for what I want done to those sick fuckers.
“I have such contempt for these individuals. They are justifying genocide!”
Holocaust survivor denounces Zionist slander of protests against genocide in Gaza
An upcoming rally in Michigan against the genocide in Gaza, organized by Holocaust survivor Rene Lichtman, has been slandered as “antisemitic” by prominent Zionists on X/Twitter.
https://www.wsws.org/en?redirect=true
“Applying a conservative estimate of four indirect deaths per one direct death to the 37,396 deaths reported, it is not implausible to estimate that up to 186,000 or even more deaths could be attributable to the current conflict in Gaza,” the article reads.
A conservative estimate. Holy cow.
This seems more like it. the 36k claim just seemed impossibly low
Probably have to get to 600k or so before the most moral army in the world can win, and the survivors will put in any government the Israelis want.
Blame the Hamas genocide of Oct 7.
JAKE WILL EMERGE AS A CLEAR EYED PROPHET AND DEFENDER OF INNCENT LIFE FOR THE GOOD OF ALL AND NOT THE EVIL TROLL OF THIS SITE.
Did you miss this?
https://archive.vn/863CP
Or this?
https://www.972mag.com/israeli-soldiers-gaza-firing-regulations/
Only one terrorist organization to blame and that would be the state of Israel. They have no peers.
There is no justification or forgiveness for Genocide!!!!!!!'
We should all remember the Lancet study after the Iraq war which showed that nearly one million Iraqis were killed, directly and indirectly, by the US military action. You can be sure the Iraqis will remember – and you can be sure the Palestinians and the rest of the Arab world will remember the Israeli death toll of Palestinians.
By the time this is over, the Israelis will be remembering their death toll which could well exceed the Palestinian OR Iraqi toll.
As PISSED OFF AS I am, Ido not wish to see innocent Israelis suffer. Even though I belevetl that they're far more responsible for the slaughter as foreign colonialists & occupiers. I believe the Israelis are chosen by G-d, but chosen for what?? It's the rub!!!! & Not, "Can't we all just get along"
I'm no expert and I'm terrible in math, but maybe someone should ask the Israeli bulldozer operators how many Palestinian civilians did they mix in with the dirt? …I know they're not counting. …I know they don't care. …But most importantly, I know if someone said the number exceeds 186,000–they're correct.
186,000 counts of GENOCIDE?????????? WILL IT PUT THE SENILE FOOL OVER THE TOP IN NOVEMBER? HAS AMERICA-TOTALLY LOST ALL PRETENSE OF DECENCY & RIGHTEOUS GOALS FOR NETANYAHU's GENOCIDE OF THE 70 % WOMEN & CHILDREN, ADD ELDERLY & ITS MORE LIKE 90%!!! GENOCIDE JOE HAS GOT TO GO TO SAVE AMERICA….!!!!
"HAS GOT TO GO TO SAVE AMERICA" and replace with Trump. LOL. You can not be that foolish to think that Trump will come to the rescue of Gaza.
Once in a while, Timmy, you are correct.
No Tim Burns I am not that foolish that I think Trump would be much better, if any better than Biden on the Gaza Genocide. But Maybe Kamalla or ever takes Biden's spot could stop U.S. support of the Genocide Anybody but Senile Biden, though I think "Finish The Job" Trump could be way worse. The current situion is unbearable!!!!!!!
In the words of Sinwar, " necessary sacrifices."
Doesn't matter what Sinwar says. You still have to have murderous thugs fulfill their end of the bargain. And Israel, the peerless state sponsor of terrorism, is more than willing.
Being Jewish will like being German after the Holocaust only worse!!!!!! A terrible thing that the Zionsts have done & are doing to All Jewish People.. And the Jewish State, but nothing can compare to what the Palestinians are suffering but the holocaust by the Nazis on the Jews…!!!
How many Nazis will this slaughter of women & children create???? How many Antisemites…'??? How many Antizionists….????? How many Christians died from our bombs. Where are all the smart lawyers who are lookin for a multimillion dollar check? Biden sent "more than 10,000" one ton bombs. How many of the 186,000 did the bombs the U.S.illegally sent kill……?????
I want to know!!!!!!
W0W!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE ARE SHOOTING INTO MONSTER STATUS WITH NO REGARD FOR ANY ONE AS WE SUPPORT GENOCIDE TO STEAL LAND. Do our narrow minded leaders think we get off paying for this monstrous crime as business as usual….?????? This is a repeat of the GULF between the umbers that the BUSH LIARS fed us & wold!!!!!!
BlackRock & Wall Street banks are profiting from Israel’s crimes in Gaza, UN experts say
Top UN human rights experts called on Western weapons corporations to stop sending arms to Israel, saying they could be complicit in war crimes. Asset managers like BlackRock and Wall Street banks are also profiting…
The transfer of weapons and ammunition to Israel may constitute serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian laws and risk State complicity in international crimes, possibly including genocide, UN experts said today, reiterating their demand to stop transfers immediately”, the press release said.
The UN experts likewise named Western financial companies that have significantly invested in the arms industry, including:
Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach-Stiftung,
Amundi Asset Management,
Bank of America,
BlackRock,
Capital Group,
Causeway Capital Management,
Citigroup,
Fidelity Management & Research,
INVESCO Ltd,
JP Morgan Chase,
Harris Associates,
Morgan Stanley,
Norges Bank Investment Management,
Newport Group,
Raven’s wing Asset Management,
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance,
State Street Corporation,
Union Investment Privatfonds,
Vanguard Group,
Wellington, and
Wells Fargo & Company.
“Failure to prevent or mitigate their business relationships with these arms manufacturers transferring arms to Israel could move from being directly linked to human rights abuses to contributing to them, with repercussions for complicity in potential atrocity crimes, the experts said”, the press release stated.
….The United States sent Israel $3.8 billion in military aid every year before the Gaza war broke out in October 2023. Since then, Washington has shipped billions more in arms and ammunition.
President Joe Biden claimed that if Israel invaded Rafah, the Gazan city where approximately a million Palestinian civilians were concentrated, it would cross a red line and he would stop supporting Tel Aviv. The US president lied, however, and approved another $1 billion in arms and ammo after Israel attacked Rafah.
The US provides 65.6% of weapons exports to Israel, followed by Germany at 29.7% and Italy at 4.7%.
https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/07/07/blackrock-wall-street-banks-profit-israel-gaza-un/
Israel has been accused by experts, governments, UN agencies and non-governmental organizations of carrying out a genocide against the Palestinian population during its invasion and bombing of Gaza during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.[8][9] After five months of attacks, by March 2024 Israeli military action had resulted in the deaths of over 31,500 Palestinians – 1 out of every 75 people in Gaza – averaging 195 killings a day,[10] and nearly 40,000 confirmed deaths by July. Most of the victims were civilians,[11][12] including over 25,000 women and children[13][14] and 95 journalists.[15] Thousands more dead bodies are under the rubble of destroyed buildings.[16][17][18] By March 2024, 374 healthcare workers in Gaza had been killed.[19] An enforced blockade of the Gaza Strip has caused starvation and the threat of famine while Israeli forces prevented humanitarian supplies from reaching the Palestinian population, blocking or attacking humanitarian convoys. Early in the conflict, Israel also cut off water and electricity supply in Gaza!