Here’s What AP's Analysis Of Gaza Health Ministry’s Death Toll Shows
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Israel faces heavy international criticism over unprecedented levels of civilian casualties in Gaza.
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israel-Hamas war appears to have become much less deadly for Palestinian women and children, according to an AP analysis of Gaza Health Ministry data.
The shift is significant because the death rate for women and children is the best available proxy for civilian casualties in one of the 21st century’s most destructive conflicts.
Women and children made up fewer than 40% of those killed in the Gaza Strip during April, down from more than 60% in October. The decline both coincides with Israel’s changing battlefield tactics and contradicts the ministry’s own public statements.
Here are takeaways from The Associated Press’ reporting.
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