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Over 25,000 Palestinian women and children killed in Gaza, US defence secretary says

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Over 25,000 Palestinian women and children killed in Gaza, US defence secretary says

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World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months ago

The number mentioned by US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin seems to exceed casualty figures previously released by Palestinian health ministry in Gaza

The number mentioned by US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin seems to exceed casualty figures previously released by Palestinian health ministry in Gaza

During a congressional hearing on Thursday in Washington, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said that since 7 October, over 25,000 Palestinian women and children have been killed by Israel in the war on Gaza.

The statement came as an answer to a question from Congressman Ro Khanna in a hearing called, “A Review of Defense Secretary Austin’s Unannounced Absense”, by the House Armed Services Committee.

“About how many Palestinian women and children have been killed by Israel since October 7th?” Khanna asked.

“It’s over 25,000,” Austin responded.

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With this news, I’m glad a US official has come out with statistics within their position’s capacity. Unless the US Defense Secretary is magically Hamas now.

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