Palestinians inspecting the damage after an Israeli strike in the al-Boureij camp in central Gaza Strip, on July 4, 2025. (Creidt: Eyad Baba/AFP)
Within 24 hours, between Tuesday and Wednesday, the Israeli army killed at least 118 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. This number has become almost routine in the grim tally of victims of the Israeli offensive against the besieged enclave, with the intensity of the assault not waning after 636 days of war. But as talks on a potential (new) cease-fire have recently resumed at the initiative of the United States, another figure continues to resurface: 100,000 deaths in Gaza. This alarming estimate far surpasses the 57,130 deaths officially recorded by Palestinian authorities in the enclave since October 2023.The 100,000 deaths figure is based on the results of a study released on June 23 by a team of researchers under the guidance of Royal Holloway, University of London, and notably reported by the Israeli daily Haaretz. According to...
Within 24 hours, between Tuesday and Wednesday, the Israeli army killed at least 118 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. This number has become almost routine in the grim tally of victims of the Israeli offensive against the besieged enclave, with the intensity of the assault not waning after 636 days of war. But as talks on a potential (new) cease-fire have recently resumed at the initiative of the United States, another figure continues to resurface: 100,000 deaths in Gaza. This alarming estimate far surpasses the 57,130 deaths officially recorded by Palestinian authorities in the enclave since October 2023.The 100,000 deaths figure is based on the results of a study released on June 23 by a team of researchers under the guidance of Royal Holloway, University of London, and notably reported by the Israeli daily Haaretz. According to...
