<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The number of people killed in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/israel-hamas-conflict" rel="" target="_blank" title="Gaza"><span>Gaza</span></a><span> is significantly higher than the figure reported by authorities in the enclave, a peer-reviewed study by researchers from a leading health research university in the UK has found.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>According to findings announced by the London School of Hygiene &amp; Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and published in The Lancet journal, there were an estimated 64,260 "traumatic injury deaths" in Gaza between October 7, 2023 and June 30, 2024.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza put the figure at 37,877 at the time.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/baby-missing-from-illawarra-region-nsw/e4960bd2-20bb-469a-ae8b-7b3ccb4820c7" target="_blank"><strong><span>Baby missing since December in NSW</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This means the ministry has underreported the death toll due to violence by approximately 41 per cent, the researchers found.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>As of October, the number of Gazans killed by violence was thought to exceed 70,000, the study said, based on the estimated underreporting rate.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The total death toll attributable to Israel's military campaign is likely to be higher still, it said, as its analysis doesn't account for deaths caused by disruption to health care, insufficient food, clean water and sanitation, and disease outbreaks.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/gaza-death-toll-has-been-significantly-underreported-study-finds/91304b24-dc07-4199-8d38-630218348bdf" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The health ministry's figure stood at 45,885 on January 7.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A further 109,196 have been injured.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In general, the ministry reaches its figures by counting the corpses of those killed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/los-angeles-fires-famous-landmarks-destroyed/6b9fa7b6-9ffd-4fb6-b03b-a0782f349e30" target="_blank"><strong><span>Hollywood landmarks destroyed in wildfires</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>LSHTM said the findings suggest that around 3 per cent of the enclave's population has died due to violence, 59 per cent of whom were women, children, and the elderly.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The discrepancy with the ministry's figures reflects the destruction of Gaza's healthcare infrastructure and therefore its inability to accurately count the dead amid Israel's ongoing bombardment of the enclave, the LSHTM said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Researchers analysed data from multiple sources, including the health ministry's hospital morgue records, a respondent-driven online survey and obituaries on social media.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They arrived at estimated figures using a statistical method known as 'capture-recapture analysis,' which is used when not all of the relevant data is recorded.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Zeina Jamaluddine, lead author at LSHTM, said the results "underscore the urgent need for interventions to safeguard civilians and prevent further loss of life."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Israel's 14-month war in Gaza, launched in response to Hamas' October 7 attack, has decimated large swathes of the enclave and destroyed key healthcare infrastructure while placing an enormous strain on hospitals that remain functional.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/jimmy-carter-funeral-former-us-president-honoured-with-washington-funeral-before-burial-in-georgia-hometown/839dbc34-9f98-4577-89d6-61bfaeae0da9" target="_blank"><strong><span>Jimmy Carter honoured with Washington funeral before burial in Georgia hometown</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Last month, a report from Human Rights Watch (HRW) found that Israel had deliberately been depriving Palestinians in Gaza of access to clean water, which has fueled the spread of disease and caused deaths likely in the thousands.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The scale of the devastation caused by a lack of water may likely never be fully understood, HRW warned, due to the decimation of Gaza's health care system including disease tracking.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>HRW and Amnesty International have both accused Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, which Israel strongly denies.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Israel has also been taken to the UN's top court, the International Court of Justice, on allegations of genocide.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Earlier this week, a Palestinian newborn died from hypothermia in Gaza, bringing the total number of babies killed by low temperatures and a lack of access to warm shelters in recent weeks to at least six.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/genetically-modified-mosquitoes-australia-what-are-they-explainer/96b6aba8-6286-4256-b0af-08578b8d0d14" target="_blank"><strong><span>Genetically modified mosquitoes could soon be released in one Australian state: everything you need to know</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="styles__Wrapper-sc-2o34ro-0 cmwkBV"><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><a href="/world/2014/07/29/08/59/eight-children-killed-in-gaza-playground-bombing"><img alt="Relatives help Hazem Eshbair, who lost two of his children, killed along with 8 other people, all but one of them children, in an explosion at a park at Shati refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip, Monday, July 28, 2014. Israeli and Palestinian authorities traded blame over the attack and fighting in the Gaza war raged on despite a major Muslim holiday. (All pics: Getty/AP/AFP) " sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 636px, (min-width: 768px) 396px, 100vw" src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/kjqeicrNwd3O4M-NAi-EaPc7eIQ=/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2F_%2Fmedia%2FImages%2F2014%2FJuly%2F29%2F20140729001003817311origin.jpg" srcset="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/kjqeicrNwd3O4M-NAi-EaPc7eIQ=/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2F_%2Fmedia%2FImages%2F2014%2FJuly%2F29%2F20140729001003817311origin.jpg 396w, https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/6xqBJUpA_o8dIC6BcOV2rSZmR7k=/636x358/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2F_%2Fmedia%2FImages%2F2014%2FJuly%2F29%2F20140729001003817311origin.jpg 636w"/></a></div><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><div class="styles__Headline-sc-2o34ro-4 hpbOlz">Faces of anguish: Seven children dead in Gaza bomb</div><div class="styles__Button-sc-2o34ro-1 eBjlmW"><a class="styles__ButtonLink-sc-2o34ro-2 hqpklJ" href="/world/2014/07/29/08/59/eight-children-killed-in-gaza-playground-bombing">View Gallery</a></div></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Eight people in total have died of hypothermia, according to health officials in the enclave, including a 2-year-old toddler and a nurse.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Aid group Médecins Sans Frontières said on Wednesday that three hospitals in Gaza, Nasser hospital, Al-Aqsa hospital and European Gaza hospital, are on the verge of closure due to a lack of fuel.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This situation is threatening the lives of hundreds of patients, including newborns, who depend on electricity to stay alive," it said.</span></div></div>