Counting the civilian death toll in Gaza

Gathering accurate statistics detailing the ever-mounting toll of civilian deaths in Gaza has been an immense challenge. Now, a new study by the independent British research group Airwars has examined the statistics of the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry that were provided in the war’s first 17 days. Airwars’ head of investigations Joe Dyke tells The World’s host, Marco Werman, why he thinks those estimates are reliable.

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