Names released of 7,028 Palestinians killed after Biden questions death toll

The Palestinian health ministry has released the names of the 7,028 Palestinians killed, a day after US President Joe Biden questioned the death toll of those killed by the Israeli army in Gaza. 

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

Between 7 October and 3pm local time on 26 October, 7,028 Palestinians were killed, including 2,913 children.

A total of 3,129 females and 3,899 males were killed. The number of unidentified people killed stands at 218, who are not included in the final death toll. 

'Let the world know that behind every number is a story'

- Health ministry spokesperson

The report also excludes those buried without being brought to a hospital, those for whom hospitals were unable to complete registration procedures, and people missing under the rubble, who number around 1,600, many of them feared dead. 

As such, the ministry said the actual death toll is likely to be much higher than the report stated. 

Health Ministry spokesperson Ashraf al-Qudra said the US administration was "devoid of human standards, morals and basic human rights values" for "shamelessly" questioning the validity of the death toll. 

"We decided to go out and announce, with details and names, and in front of the entire world, the truth about the genocidal war committed by the Israeli occupation against our people," he said. 

"We confirm that the doors of the Ministry of Health are open for all institutions to have access," Qudra added. 

"Let the world know that behind every number is the story of a person whose name and identity are known. Our people are not nobodies who can be ignored."