Israeli army accepts Palestinian health ministry death toll of 71,000 dead in Gaza

The Israeli army has accepted the accuracy of the Palestinian health ministry's death toll in Gaza, which reports around 71,000 killed. This figure does not include individuals buried under rubble or those who died from starvation or disease. While accepting the numbers, the army is analyzing the data to distinguish between civilian and military deaths. A truce secured by the US was meant to end the conflict, but there have been over 1,300 reported ceasefire violations by Israel, and the next phase of a peace plan calls for the disarmament of Hamas and an Israeli withdrawal.