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2024-03-01 08:52:01 UTC - HELPFUL
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A few hours after Austin made this statement, Pentagon spokesperson clarified that he was citing an estimate from the Gaza health ministry and was referring to total Palestinians killed, not just women and children, and that Pentagon cannot independently verify these figures. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/pentagon-walks-back-austins-gaza-casualty-figures-2024-02-29/
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