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Director of National Intelligence: U.S. does not take Gaza casualty numbers ‘on face value’

Avril Haines said the ‘challenge’ with citing Hamas-collected figures is they do not distinguish between civilians and Hamas fighters

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Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines arrives at a hearing with the House (Select) Intelligence Committee in the Cannon Office Building on March 12, 2024 in Washington, D.C.

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said that the U.S. does not “take on face value” Gaza casualty numbers provided by the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza, after multiple recent instances when U.S. officials have referenced those figures.

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