Statistics: Gaza
Commons · Question 49111 · Tabled 29 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 8 May 2025
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the National Security Secretariat uses Gaza Health Ministry statistics in its cross-Whitehall briefings.
Answer
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds, 8 May 2025
NSS does use Gaza Health Ministry casualty figures for briefing. It is difficult to verify casualty statistics accurately during an active conflict. FCDO and CO rely on the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports ...