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Faith Karimi, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
Israel's military offensive killed more than 48,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which doesn't distinguish between civilians and combatants.
—CBS News, 22 Feb. 2025
Matt Egan and Alicia Wallace, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
As of December 2024, the official civilian death toll stands at 12,605 (including 669 children), while 29,178 have been wounded.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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The plane crash killed 190 Americans in what was the deadliest terror attack on US civilians before September 11, 2001.
—Faith Karimi, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
Israel's military offensive killed more than 48,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which doesn't distinguish between civilians and combatants.
—CBS News, 22 Feb. 2025
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There’s no doubt the federal government’s 3.02 million-person civilian workforce is massive.
—Matt Egan and Alicia Wallace, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
As of December 2024, the official civilian death toll stands at 12,605 (including 669 children), while 29,178 have been wounded.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Civilian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civilian. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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