An official Palestinian tally of direct deaths in the Israel-Hamas conflict likely undercounted the number of casualties by around 40 per cent in the first nine months of fighting as the Gaza Strip’s healthcare infrastructure unravelled, according to a study published on Thursday.

By Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) - An official Palestinian tally of direct deaths in the Israel-Hamas war likely undercounted the number of casualties by around 40% in the first nine months of the war as the Gaza Strip's healthcare infrastructure unravelled,

The number of Palestinians killed during Israel's Gaza offensive is higher than local health authorities' figures suggest, researchers in London say.

UK-led group of researchers estimated that almost 60 per cent of deaths were women, children and the elderly Research published in The Lancet medical journal on Friday estimates that the death toll in Gaza during the first nine months of the war between Israel and Hamas was around 40 per cent higher than recorded by the Palestinian territory's