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Israeli military’s own data indicates civilian death rate of 83% in Gaza war

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GladioliGreen · 21/08/2025 18:06

Utterly shocking, an astonishingly high civillian death toll. As of May this year only 8,900 fighters were killed.

That apparent ratio of civilians to combatants among the dead is extremely high for modern warfare, even compared with conflicts notorious for indiscriminate killing, including the Syrian and Sudanese civil wars.

www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/aug/21/revealed-israeli-militarys-own-data-indicates-civilian-death-rate-of-83-in-gaza-war

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SpaceRaccoon · 21/08/2025 18:33

It actually doesn't. What it's data says is that 17% of those killed are known to the Israelis as militants. It doesn't then say that the rest are civilians, that's the Guardian's rather poor reporting.

https://x.com/EFischberger/status/1958554950369198159

Exactly.

SpaceRaccoon · 21/08/2025 18:33

It actually doesn't. What it's data says is that 17% of those killed are known to the Israelis as militants. It doesn't then say that the rest are civilians, that's the Guardian's rather poor reporting.

https://x.com/EFischberger/status/1958554950369198159

https://x.com/EFischberger/status/1958554950369198159