"Yet after years of disputing the number of casualties reported by the Gaza health authorities since the outbreak of hostilities in October 2023, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have now reportedly concurred with estimates that 71,000 Palestinians have been killed. Gaza's health ministry figures have long been viewed by international observers as largely reliable reflections on the number of Palestinian casualties."
"Neither Moscow nor Kyiv provides regular or, likely, accurate figures regarding their own losses in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Russia has provided no official update on its losses in more than three years. At the same time, warring factions will often exaggerate the losses of their opponents. "That's almost universal," said Shawn Davies, another of UCDP's analysts, "In most cases, it's very much that you downplay your own fatalities and 'up play' your success."
Casualty counts in war are frequently contested and difficult to verify. After prolonged disagreement over Palestinian losses since October 2023, the Israel Defence Forces reportedly concurred with estimates that 71,000 Palestinians have been killed. Gaza's health ministry figures are regarded by international observers as largely reliable reflections of Palestinian casualties. The Uppsala Conflict Data Program has compiled decades of publicly available casualty data that reinforce those counts. Warring parties commonly downplay their own fatalities and exaggerate opponents' losses, while some conflicts, such as the Russia-Ukraine war, lack transparent official casualty updates.
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