Israeli intelligence rely on Palestinian Ministry of Health for figures, finding them reliable

The Israeli military and intelligence are relying almost exclusively on the Palestinian Ministry of Health for figures and death tolls, two Israeli sources have revealed, according to reports. 

According to one of the sources, a comprehensive investigation was conducted during the war, and revealed that the numbers published by the ministry are “on the whole reliable” when it came to death tolls and previous operations. 

The two sources also said that the Israeli army does not have its own reliable source when it comes to the number of Palestinian civilians killed. 

The comments come after US President Joe Biden questioned the death toll given by the ministry in October. 

In response, the ministry released the names of 7,028 people killed by Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip. 

The 210-page report detailed the names, ages, genders and ID numbers of every person killed in the enclave.