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2024-07-31 19:07:47 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: DFD2093CDA970D3C9A9C5646A74B812ACCE177995D73DA8A748F06DE07B09790
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A letter *to* The Lancet suggested it’s “not implausible to estimate that up to 186,000 or even more deaths could be attributable to the current conflict in Gaza” if indirect deaths (ie not killings) are included. https://forward.com/opinion/631386/the-lancet-gaza-casualties-Israeli-war/ https://www.thejc.com/news/israel/did-the-lancet-really-estimate-the-gaza-death-toll-at-186-000-tp50gw2f https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240711-more-than-186-000-dead-in-gaza-how-credible-are-the-estimates-published-on-the-lancet https://aoav.org.uk/2024/a-critical-analysis-of-the-lancets-letter-counting-the-dead-in-gaza-difficult-but-essential-professor-mike-spagat-reviews-the-claim-the-total-gaza-death-toll-may-reach-upwards-of-186000/
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