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Gaza's Uncounted Dead and the Erasure of Memory
Original: The Weaponization of Rubble: Gaza’s Uncounted Dead and the Erasure of Memory
A new report examines how the destruction of buildings and records in Gaza has left many of the territory's dead uncounted, arguing that rubble is being used to erase both evidence of fatalities and collective memory of Palestinian life. It contends official casualty figures understate the true death toll and that the destruction of cemeteries, archives and homes compounds the loss. Commentators are debating the scale of unrecorded deaths and what this means for historical accountability.
Why now: Ongoing conflict in Gaza keeps questions about the true death toll and destruction of documentation in public debate.
Evidence
- The Weaponization of Rubble: Gaza’s Uncounted Dead and the Erasure of Memory · Palestine Chronicle
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