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Why researchers fear the Gaza death toll could reach 186,000
Even if Israel’s bombing campaign were to stop, the death toll in Gaza is expected to soar. A letter published in the medical journal the Lancet claims that the final figure could eventually be around 186,000. Written by scientists who model how war …