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Did you miss the part where they claim Israel killed more than 180,000 people in a year?
by xenospn 2y ago
Did you miss the part where they claim Israel killed more than 180,000 people in a year?
- Qem 2y agoThose figures are credible, based on research [1][2] that estimated total deaths including those by secondary effects from the attacks, like diseases and famine spread by purposeful destruction of medical[3][4], water treatment/sanitation[5][6] infrastructure and crops[7]. The figures quoted more often in the media, over 40,000 people killed, reflect only people that were directly killed and whose bodies could be recovered and identified, and so are gross underestimates of total loss of life. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/12/gaza-death-toll-indirect-casualties https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/12/gaza-d... [2] https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)01169-3/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6... [3] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/longform/2024/4/18/satellite-images-reveal-israeli-destruction-of-hospitals-in-gaza https://www.aljazeera.com/news/longform/2024/4/18/satellite-... [4] https://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/500-healthcare-workers-killed-during-israels-military-assault-gaza https://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/... [5] https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-07-29/ty-article/.premium/idf-commanders-gave-order-to-blow-up-rafah-reservoir-army-suspects-breach-of-intl-law/00000190-fd90-d5ef-a5fe-ff9ec3ea0000 https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-07-29/ty-article/.p... [6] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SLwaodt_Rw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SLwaodt_Rw [7] https://www.fao.org/newsroom/detail/gaza-geospatial-data-shows-intensifying-damage-to-cropland/en https://www.fao.org/newsroom/detail/gaza-geospatial-data-sho...
- Cupertino95014 2y agoHe quotes from The Guardian, Al Jazeera, and Haaretz /s How many of those killed were actually Hamas fighters?
- xenospn 2y agoIf you have to lie to defend your position, your position is not worth defending.