Middle East

Pentagon Backpedals on Defense Sec’s Gaza Death Count

STILL STAGGERING

Lloyd Austin initially said more than 25,000 women and children have been killed by Israel in the Gaza Strip.

Edith Olmsted
Edith Olmsted 

Breaking News Intern

People mourn following an early morning incident when residents rushed toward aid trucks in Gaza City on February 29, 2024.
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Edith Olmsted

Edith Olmsted

Breaking News Intern

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