The Gaza Ministry of Health recently released a list of names of 6,747 individuals who have died since the bombing campaign began, including 2,664 children. However, skeptics have questioned the reliability of the list, suggesting it may be fabricated. The Intercept conducted its own investigation and was able to corroborate dozens of names on the ministry's list through a single family.

Maram Al-Dada, a Palestinian living in Orlando, Florida, shared the deaths of seven relatives on his father's side and 30 on his mother's side in and around Khan Yunis. A week later, the number had risen to 46 total. The family's names were on the list released by the Ministry of Health.

Despite the corroboration, Biden's National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, John Kirby, maintained skepticism, stating that the ministry is "a front for Hamas" and that they cannot take anything from Hamas at face value.

While the death toll in Gaza continues to rise, with independent reporting suggesting thousands of civilian casualties, the question of reliability remains. The release of the ministry's list has shed some light on the situation, but further investigation and corroboration are needed to establish the veracity of the casualty numbers.