It has been the sole source of regularly updated information on the death toll, as Israeli forces have decimated the enclave's health infrastructure and repeatedly laid siege to several hospitals. So far, the death toll stands at nearly 38,000 Palestinians, the majority of whom are women and children. However, with thousands of Palestinians likely under the rubble and the ministry facing a lack of resources, health experts believe the death toll is likely to be far higher. While the legislation would force the State Department not to use the death toll, the Biden administration had already cast doubt on it early on in the war. "[There is] no notion that the Palestinians are telling the truth about how many people were killed," Biden said in a press conference in late October. Those comments sparked outrage not just among Palestinians but also among rights groups and NGOs working on the ground in Gaza. That same week of Biden's denial of the death toll, reports surfaced that officials within the Biden administration had cited the Gaza health ministry's death count in 20 different situation reports, with one official saying at the time that the toll was likely an undercount, not an overestimate. Read more at: MiddleEastEye.netIt’s disgusting that my colleagues would support legislation to prohibit U.S. officials from even citing the Palestinian death toll.
They want to erase the Palestinians who are living, and now they are trying to erase the Palestinians who are dead. This is genocide denial. pic.twitter.com/ZY3x0BIlQ0 — Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (@RepRashida) June 27, 2024
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