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Researchers question Lancet Gaza survey death toll
Filed: Jun 22, 2026 at 11:05 AM ET
Summary: DellaPergola and Zlochin argue sampling flaws may have inflated the Gaza Mortality Survey’s violent-death estimate.
WHO: Sergio DellaPergola and Mark Zlochin
WHAT: They published correspondence analyzing the Gaza Mortality Survey data and arguing the survey’s sample and methodology contain discrepancies.
WHEN: Jun 22, 2026 at 12:35 PM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: They say the survey’s interviewer teams Gaza9 and Gaza3 are extreme outliers and the population sample used was inaccurate.
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