05 Aug 2026, 18:55
There is no way to verify Gaza’s death toll due to Hamas’s deliberate obstruction, says UN rapport
- There is no way to verify, as Israel claims, Gaza’s death toll, because Hamas will not allow access to the area.
- In the material, the authors explain that the key obstacle is that Israel’s attacks have made it impossible to enter the area, while Hamas — a party to the conflict —.
- According to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, which cites 1,252 deaths in Gaza from the start of the ground operation; Israel’s side says the figure refers to civilians killed in airstrikes.
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, said that there is no way to verify Gaza’s death toll because Hamas has not allowed access to the area, and the UN has limited ability to investigate due to the lack of information.
In a statement, she said that the number of deaths in Gaza that Hamas reports cannot be independently verified, and that the UN is unable to confirm the figures. She added that the UN has not been given access to the area and that it is therefore difficult to verify the claim that the deaths were caused by Israel’s ground operation. She also noted that the UN has limited ability to investigate due to the lack of information.
The material also states that the death toll in Gaza is likely to be higher than what is being reported, because Israel’s attacks have made it impossible to enter the area. It says that the UN is unable to verify the exact number of deaths in Gaza.
In addition, the material says that Israel’s ground operation began with airstrikes and that the death toll is expected to rise. It also notes that the UN is unable to verify the number of deaths because it cannot access the area.
According to the material, the UN independent commission of inquiry has found that Israel’s attacks have caused civilian casualties, but that it is not possible to verify the exact number because of the lack of access. It also states that the UN has limited ability to investigate due to the lack of information.
The material further states that Israel’s attacks have caused significant damage to infrastructure and that the UN is unable to verify the number of people killed because of the lack of access. It says that the UN has received reports of civilian casualties, but that it cannot confirm the figures.
It also says that the UN is unable to verify the number of people killed because it cannot access the area, and that it is therefore difficult to confirm the claims made by the parties to the conflict.
In addition, the material says that the UN has received reports that Hamas used civilians as human shields, but that it cannot verify the claims because of the lack of access. It also states that the UN is unable to confirm the claims made by the parties to the conflict.
According to the material, the UN independent commission of inquiry has found that civilians were killed during the conflict, but that it is not possible to verify the exact number because of the lack of access. It also states that the UN has received reports of civilian casualties, but that it cannot confirm the figures.
In the material, the authors explain that the UN has limited ability to investigate because it cannot access the area, and that it is therefore difficult to verify the claims made by the parties to the conflict.
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