UN says total number of deaths in Gaza remains unchanged after controversy over revised data | CNN
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A spokesperson said the health ministry in Gaza is tracking two separate death tolls – an overall death toll and a total number of identified fatalities.

The total number of dead also does not include the approximately 10,000 people who are still missing and trapped under the rubble, the officials added.

Both the UN and US officials have previously appraised the figures from the Ministry of Health in Gaza as credible.

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    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    In the UN report, only the total number of fatalities whose identities (such as name and date of birth) have been documented was published, leading to confusion.

    According to Haq, the ministry published a breakdown for 24,686 fully identified deaths out of the total 34,622 fatalities recorded in Gaza as of April 30.

    The fully identified death toll comprises of 7,797 children, 4,959 women, 1,924 elderly, and 10,006 men, the UN spokesperson said, citing the Gaza health ministry.

    The health authority in Gaza noted that the documentation process of casualties’ full identification details is still ongoing, Haq added.

    Israel’s months-long siege of the Palestinian enclave has since pulverized large parts of Gaza and drastically diminished critical supplies, exposing the entire population of more than 2.2 million people to the risk of famine.

    CNN has seen a daily report from the Palestinian health ministry which matches the number OCHA published in the revised version.

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