death toll

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There are no reliable figures for the death toll, but it is thought to be at least 50,000.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Iran first claimed that more than 175 teachers and students were killed, before later revising the death toll.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Elsewhere in the region, the death toll from Israel’s military campaign in Lebanon has reached 2,521 people since March 2, with an additional 7,804 wounded, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Other agencies place the death toll in the tens of thousands.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

The catastrophic death toll in the New World was part of a profitable system that was far from unique.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis