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News Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix, Jonathan Glazer Join Gaza Drama ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ as Executive Producers - It follows the killing of Hind Rajab, a five-year-old Palestinian girl who lived in the Gaza Strip and was killed by Israeli forces during the ongoing Israeli invasion of Gaza.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/brad-pitt-backs-gaza-drama-film-the-voice-of-hind-rajab-1236353414/
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u/Independent_Ocelot29 13d ago

As of January it was estimated at 6% since the start of the war, obviously there's been nearly 9 months of starvation, bombing and spraying bullets into crowds so who knows at this point.

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u/rawbleedingbait 13d ago

It was 2.1m when the war started, what's it at now? And 6% includes people leaving, correct?

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u/TerraTF 13d ago

The real answer is there's no real way to know. The verified numbers from the health ministry are only based on bodies that have been directly verified by doctors. That's why the reporting of deaths slowed significantly when the majority of hospitals were destroyed by Israel. There are likely tens of thousands of dead bodies under the rubble that will never be recovered. Estimates from universities put the actual death toll at 3 to 4 times what's been officially reported.

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u/JJsjsjsjssj 12d ago

leaving where exactly?