The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said a new study by the Max Planck Institute estimating that Israel killed over 100,000 people in Gaza is further evidence of genocide.
New research from the Max Planck Institute estimates that around 112,069 Palestinians (mid-range estimate) have been killed in Gaza since October 2023, far higher than the Health Ministry’s confirmed count of 67,173. Using demographic modeling, household surveys and death reports from social media, scientists say the ministry likely undercounts by 35–41 percent, especially women, older people and those buried under rubble. About 27 percent of the victims were children.
In a statement, CAIR Deputy Executive Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell said:
“The Max Planck Institute’s conclusion that the Israeli government killed more than 100,000 Palestinians during the Gaza genocide, 27 percent of whom were children, is only the latest reason why our government must stop sending American taxpayer dollars to Israel and why international courts must hold Israel accountable for its crimes. All those responsible for this mass slaughter must face accountability, starting with Netanyahu and other members of his openly racist, genocidal and warmongering regime.”
He noted that during the so-called “ceasefire” Israel has murdered at least 345 Palestinians and injured at least 889.
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com