The Government Media Office in the Gaza Strip expresses its deep concern over the findings of the British study published in "The Lancet" journal, which indicates that the number of deaths resulting from violent injuries in the Gaza Strip between October 7, 2023, and June 30, 2024, reached 64,260 fatalities. This figure significantly exceeds the number reported by the Palestinian Ministry of Health, which only accounts for the martyrs who reach hospitals. This discrepancy highlights the extent of the catastrophe inflicted by the "Israeli" occupation forces on civilians and civil infrastructure in the Gaza Strip
We in the Government Media Office affirm that this gap results from the existing inability to register all victims killed by the "Israeli" occupation across all governorates. This is compounded by the catastrophic humanitarian conditions and the restrictive criteria adhered to by the Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip. Additionally, the ongoing killing, siege, targeting of medical teams, destruction of hospitals, and prevention of civil defense teams from operating hinder efforts to recover and bury thousands of bodies. Consequently, the reported statistics reflect only a limited portion of the harsh reality experienced by our honorable Palestinian people
We call upon the international community, the United Nations, and various international institutions and organizations to provide the necessary support to help us document the true number of victims, which significantly surpasses the reported figures, as concluded by the British study. We also urge them to work on enabling rescue and civil defense teams to access the affected and devastated areas due to the "Israeli" aggression to recover the bodies and ensure their dignified burial in accordance with divine religions and international humanitarian standards
We demand that the international community and the Security Council take immediate and effective action to stop the "Israeli" aggression on the Gaza Strip and lift the unjust siege imposed on more than 2,444,000 civilians in the Gaza Strip, which has resulted in the largest humanitarian disaster in decades
