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Nearly 70% of Gaza war dead are women and children, UN says

39 points by locallost 2y ago

yawpitch 2y ago
> use of weapons with wide-area effects in densely populated areas […] Israel has in the past said it […] takes steps to mitigate risk to civilians by using precise munitions. A JDAM guiding 2-5000 pounds of high explosives and used to level a densely-populated housing complex on to the head of one man is both precise AND of (very) wide area effect, but really stretches the definition of “mitigat[ion]”.
snvzz 2y ago
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Deukhoofd 2y ago
A bit of a bad headline and summary (from the UN as well as the BBC). The important part of the number is that almost half (44%) the verified casualties were children, and the most hit age category is the category of 5-9, followed by 10-14, and then 0-4. The actual report also compares it with previous conflicts in Gaza, which do not show this skew towards younger ages. https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/countries/opt/20241106-Gaza-Update-Report-OPT.pdf https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/countrie...
- dogma1138 2y ago
  The previous counts are final, this dataset is less than a quarter of the reported deaths.
magicalhippo 2y ago
This page[1] by CIA was informative to put the numbers in context. While there's roughly an equal amount of men and women in Gaza, 40% of the population is under 14 years old. Given the growth curve I guess it's reasonable to assume most of those are on the younger end of the spectrum. [1]: https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/gaza-strip/ https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/gaza-strip/
Hikikomori 2y ago
Well what can you expect of the most moral army in the world. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/10/09/opinion/gaza-doctor-interviews.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/10/09/opinion/gaza-... https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-03-31/ty-article-magazine/.premium/israel-created-kill-zones-in-gaza-anyone-who-crosses-into-them-is-shot/0000018e-946c-d4de-afee-f46da9ee0000 https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-03-31/ty-article-ma...
cooloo 2y ago
Credibility level UNRA
- cholantesh 2y ago
  So higher than the IDF.
daft_pink 2y ago
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- Hikikomori 2y ago
  The prisoners fought back against their oppressor.

39 points by locallost 2y ago

> use of weapons with wide-area effects in densely populated areas […] Israel has in the past said it […] takes steps to mitigate risk to civilians by using precise munitions. A JDAM guiding 2-5000 pounds of high explosives and used to level a densely-populated housing complex on to the head of one man is both precise AND of (very) wide area effect, but really stretches the definition of “mitigat[ion]”.

snvzz 2y ago

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Deukhoofd 2y ago

A bit of a bad headline and summary (from the UN as well as the BBC). The important part of the number is that almost half (44%) the verified casualties were children, and the most hit age category is the category of 5-9, followed by 10-14, and then 0-4. The actual report also compares it with previous conflicts in Gaza, which do not show this skew towards younger ages. https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/countries/opt/20241106-Gaza-Update-Report-OPT.pdf https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/countrie...

dogma1138 2y ago
The previous counts are final, this dataset is less than a quarter of the reported deaths.

magicalhippo 2y ago

This page[1] by CIA was informative to put the numbers in context. While there's roughly an equal amount of men and women in Gaza, 40% of the population is under 14 years old. Given the growth curve I guess it's reasonable to assume most of those are on the younger end of the spectrum. [1]: https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/gaza-strip/ https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/gaza-strip/

Hikikomori 2y ago

Well what can you expect of the most moral army in the world. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/10/09/opinion/gaza-doctor-interviews.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/10/09/opinion/gaza-... https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-03-31/ty-article-magazine/.premium/israel-created-kill-zones-in-gaza-anyone-who-crosses-into-them-is-shot/0000018e-946c-d4de-afee-f46da9ee0000 https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-03-31/ty-article-ma...

cooloo 2y ago

Credibility level UNRA

cholantesh 2y ago
So higher than the IDF.

daft_pink 2y ago

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Hikikomori 2y ago
The prisoners fought back against their oppressor.