Israeli forces kill 125 Palestinians per month in Gaza.
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- Omissions
- The '125 per month' figure does not appear explicitly in any source; it is an average derived from the cumulative death toll since the October 2025 ceasefire (~1,000 by June 2026, per Le Monde) divided by roughly 8 months.
- Actual monthly figures fluctuate: the OCHA Humanitarian Situation Report of 12 June 2026 reported 39 Palestinians killed in a single reporting week, implying a potentially higher short-term rate than 125/month.
- Casualty figures originate from the Gaza Ministry of Health (under the de facto authorities) as relayed by OCHA and cannot be independently verified.
- Only one independent secondary source (Le Monde, 10 June 2026) was found explicitly documenting the ~1,000 cumulative death toll since the ceasefire; no source states the exact monthly average of 125.
- The OCHA situation report of 23 July 2026 (59 killed) was published after the session date of 2026-07-08 and was therefore not consulted for the verdict's core figure.
- Sources
- PrimaryUN OCHA Humanitarian Situation Report (oPt), 12 June 2026According to the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Gaza, which operates under the de facto authorities, 39 Palestinians were killed [in the reporting period], two bodies were [recovered].
- PrimaryOHCHR press release (UN Human Rights Office)Six months since the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza, Palestinians across the strip are still unsafe, as Israeli attacks [continue].
- SecondaryLe Monde (English edition)Headline and lead: 'Nearly 1,000 dead in Gaza since start of ceasefire illusion'. The deal brokered by Donald Trump in October 2025 promised an immediate end to hostilities and unlimited humanitarian aid.