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As Gaza death toll passes 40,000, corpses are buried in yards, streets, tiered graves

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Summary
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68% Informative

The death toll in Gaza since the beginning of the 10-month-old Israel -Hamas war has passed 40,000 .

The small, densely populated strip of land is now packed with bodies.

Families flee repeatedly to escape offensives, bury their dead wherever possible.

Israel began striking Gaza after Hamas -led militants stormed across the Israeli border on Oct. 7 .

The uncertain fate of relatives’ bodies haunts families.

With fuel scarce, workers fill trucks with corpses, strapping some on top to save gas.

Israel says it does not have a policy of destroying graves.

The military says it found Hamas tunnels underneath a cemetery east of Khan Younis .

VR Score

76

Informative language

80

Neutral language

33

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

47

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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