In a devastating letter sent to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris this week, 99 health workers who have volunteered in Gaza amid the genocide wrote that Israel has likely already killed over 118,908 Palestinians in Gaza. This is approximately 5.4 percent of Gaza's population, meaning Israel has killed 1 of every 20 Palestinians in the Strip in less than a year, according to this estimate.
Their calculation of the death toll is an update from a version of the same letter sent in July, in which 45 workers in the group estimated that the toll then stood at least 92,000. The workers, who spent a combined 254 weeks in Gaza, specifically emphasize the impact that Israel's genocide has had on children.
For instance, they point out that, according to officially reported figures, Israel has killed at least 2,100 babies and toddlers since October 7 - a toll that is higher than the combined Israeli death toll from the First Intifada, the Second Intifada, and the October 7 attack.
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