Afghanistan, Jan. 31 -- Israeli senior military officials acknowledge that roughly 70,000 Palestinians have died in the Gaza conflict, with most victims women and children.
Israeli senior military officials have confirmed that approximately 70,000 Palestinians were killed during the Gaza war, Israeli media reported. Previously, Israeli authorities had dismissed casualty figures released by the Gaza Health Ministry as unreliable.
The United Nations has long considered Gaza's health records accurate. However, Israel expressed skepticism, citing the ministry's administration under Hamas as a reason for distrust.
The Gaza Health Ministry released updated figures, stating that total deaths have surpassed 71,000, including more than 480 people...