The 'official' death toll in Gaza doesn't exist. Because all the relevant officials are dead. So Lancet published a study in late April this year which estimated that the death toll (specifically, violent deaths caused by the IDF) in Gaza was 136,000.

In war zones, for every…

— SurelyNot (@Niall_Diarmuid) October 20, 2025
The 'official' death toll in Gaza doesn't exist. Because all the relevant officials are dead. So Lancet published a study in late April this year which estimated that the death toll (specifically, violent deaths caused by the IDF) in Gaza was 136,000.

In war zones, for every violent death there are on average another 4 deaths resulting from deprivation. Thus the actual death toll in Gaza, by April 2025, would be 680,000. Assuming the same trend, by now Israel has killed ~950,000 people in Gaza. .....