Gaza ministry revises down figures for women and children confirmed killed
by Peter Beaumont from World news | The Guardian on (#6MS1F)
Hamas-run ministry of health updates breakdown of civilian casualties but UN has not yet been able to verify data
Gaza's Hamas-run ministry of health has revised down figures for the number of women and children confirmed killed in the conflict in the coastal strip.
The revised totals, which first appeared on the website of the UN's office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs (Ocha), were seized on as proof by pro-Israel media and commentators that the UN had quietly reassessed civilian casualty rates. However, Ocha told the Guardian that the revised figures had been produced by the Hamas ministry and had not been verified by the UN.
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