As the world press and various leaders claim that over 50,000 people have died in Israel’s campaign against Hamas in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, it's essential to understand where that number originates. Most of these figures come from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA), which itself sources the data from the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry—clearly indicated in the footnotes of their updates. Despite this, few acknowledge they’re quoting statistics from a genocidal terrorist organization that orchestrated the Oct. 7 massacre.

UN OCHA’s update from March 25, 2025, cites 50,144 killed and 113,704 injured, yet includes a disclaimer stating these are “yet-to-be verified” and attributed to either Hamas or Israeli authorities. Still, the numbers are widely reported as fact, despite being unconfirmed. A clear pattern emerges in these statistics: the consistent claim that 70% of casualties are women and children. On Dec. 8, 2023, for example, OCHA listed 17,487 deaths, with women and children making up precisely 70%. By Dec. 27, total deaths rose to 21,110, but the reported number of women and children remained unchanged—yet somehow the percentage still held.

More glaring inconsistencies followed. From March 29 to April 5, 2024, total casualties reportedly increased by just 468, but the count of women and children jumped by around 2,000. On May 6, OCHA still claimed over 9,500 women and 14,500 children had died. But on May 8, after Hamas admitted it had incomplete data on over 11,000 deaths—mostly women and children—OCHA suddenly reduced its numbers to 4,959 women and 7,797 children. Despite the drastic shift, the unverified higher figures remained in OCHA’s reporting without clarification.