Questions have been raised about the reliability of the casualty numbers coming from the Gaza Ministry of Health since last year. Some who’ve taken a closer look have argued that the figures don’t add up. Last month even the United Nations appeared to adjust its figures when it stopped relying on those put out by a Hamas controlled PR office.
At this point, about a third of the people these groups have identified as war deaths lack either a name or an identification number. And if you look at the 2/3 of the figures that are considered confirmed, you find that fewer women and children (as a percentage) have been killed each month.
When Israel first responded to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, which killed some 1,200 people, it launched an intense aerial bombardment on the densely populated Gaza Strip. Israel said its goal was to destroy Hamas positions, and the barrage cleared the way for…
