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38. And the constant false doubt cast upon the death toll in Gaza, which even the IDF has now accepted

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 06:41 PM

Mar 10

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143607643

IDF Accepts Gaza Health Ministry Death Toll of Over 71,000 Palestinians Killed During the War

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2026-01-29/ty-article/.premium/idf-accepts-gaza-health-ministry-estimate-of-over-70-000-palestinians-killed-in-the-war/0000019c-0918-dec4-adfd-fd5dde830000

The IDF has accepted the estimate of the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry that approximately 70,000 Palestinians were killed during the Israel-Gaza war, noting that the number does not include missing residents who are potentially buried under rubble.

The IDF also said it is currently analyzing the data on the dead to see how many of them are combatants and how many are civilians. According to the Gaza Health Ministry, 71,667 Gazans have been killed by IDF fire since the beginning of the war on October 7, 2023.

The Ministry's tally includes only those killed directly by Israeli military fire in its tracking, not people who died of starvation or from diseases exacerbated by the war.

The records published by the Gaza Ministry of Health identify over 90 percent of the bodies by name and identification numbers, but do not distinguish between militants and civilians.

I cannot tell you how much doubt was consistently directed at the Gaza Health Ministryâ€™s casualty numbers and how much pressure was put on news organizations to couch those numbers as unreliable.

Biden himself said they were fabricated!

www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes.bsky.social) 2026-01-29T15:31:22.183Z

The IDF is accepting the Gaza Health Ministryâ€™s figure because it knows it is an undercount.

The number includes only identified dead, and bodies that have not yet been identified remain beneath the rubble. There have also been additional deaths due to disease, exposure, and malnutrition.
— Leah McElrath (@leahmcelrath.bsky.social) 2026-01-29T17:06:11.235Z

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"They cut babies' heads off. They chop women in half...." [View all] SalamanderSleeps Mar 10 OP

Hamas are Arab Sunni Muslims. Iranians are Persians and Shia Muslims. This level of ignorance hlthe2b Mar 10 #1

But they are all brown, so all the same to him. Maru Kitteh Mar 10 #11

Very wide variation in that region, including Iran. But many Lebanese are as white or whiter than I am. hlthe2b Mar 10 #15

Yes, and some Lebanese even bamagal62 Mar 10 #27

And many are Christian to boot. TheRickles Mar 10 #33

Yes.. Mostly Coptic Christians (and most of them in Egypt) hlthe2b Mar 10 #37

We have a large Maronite Catholic church here. Lebanese Christians are mostly Roman Catholic (Maronite) LeftInTX Mar 10 #40

I'm tallking throughout the Middle East. Coptic Christians predominate among Christians hlthe2b Mar 10 #42

Yeah... LeftInTX Mar 10 #43

Yea, I know that. But they are ALL brown to. him. Maru Kitteh Mar 10 #45

Yeah...this came from Miller as much as it would have from Bibi. Volaris Mar 10 #29

I agree. Trump has only so much room in his noggin for non-white ethnicities Ilikepurple Mar 10 #22

Claims that Hamas beheaded babies during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel have been widely debunked as unconfirmed Celerity Mar 10 #31

This is the same as the Iraqis unplugging incubators hadEnuf Mar 10 #32

And the constant false doubt cast upon the death toll in Gaza, which even the IDF has now accepted Celerity Mar 10 #38

Yes, I know. hlthe2b Mar 10 #50

And they're eating peoples dogs and cats Walleye Mar 10 #2

Wasn't that the Haitians that Trump [and Vance] said that about?? riversedge Mar 10 #6

They don't care whom they lie about Walleye Mar 10 #7

DAWGS Skittles Mar 10 #26

It was bad enough when dogs and cats were only sleeping together... wcmagumba Mar 10 #51

Oh, I believe Trump can make this stuff up in his pea brain--and is Stupid and crazy enough to say it aloud!! riversedge Mar 10 #3

Do they bomb girls schools lame54 Mar 10 #4

No. They do murder protestors though. tens of thousands of them. NoRethugFriends Mar 10 #10

So this war is good? lame54 Mar 10 #12

This unprovoked war probably killed many of the protesters and/or their children. n/t Uncle Joe Mar 10 #24

Hell no. NoRethugFriends Mar 10 #47

The current circumstances cast doubt on that. Klarkashton Mar 10 #17

You can be horrified, furious at what The Iranian Regime has done to it people, previously and most recently; and... electric_blue68 Mar 10 #41

And I certainly am. NoRethugFriends Mar 10 #48

Gotta give Riechsfuhrer Miller some credit, too. marble falls Mar 10 #5

40 percent of America believe anything he says. The more racist the better - that's all that matters to him. Doodley Mar 10 #8

Well, You... sheshe2 Mar 10 #9

I'm guessing he's never read the Epstein file ShepKat Mar 10 #13

He's just having flashbacks of his parties with Jeff & friends synni Mar 10 #14

Replay of the HW Bush "babies in the incubators" Klarkashton Mar 10 #16

This is what Trump fantasizes about. Irish_Dem Mar 10 #18

My Problem Is... ProfessorGAC Mar 10 #19

Ketamine? maveric Mar 10 #20

Recounting the escapades on the island, of course durablend Mar 10 #23

He is demonizing Palestinians again, by extension Iranians too. AloeVera Mar 10 #21

He's remembering the Epstein days... NameAlreadyTaken Mar 10 #25

;-{) Goonch Mar 10 #28

Where's his $50 merch cap? TheRickles Mar 10 #34

;-{) Price went up..... Goonch Mar 10 #44

Wait---- Richard58 Mar 10 #30

Epstein files has that in it. Projecting again? Blue Full Moon Mar 10 #35

I honestly think it's worse than that. KentuckyWoman Mar 10 #36

Did the child raping, draft dodging bag of fuck Aviation Pro Mar 10 #39

We are suckers for a good horrid story. JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 10 #46

Sounds like Baby Bush's iraq lies Clouds Passing Mar 10 #49

Far worse RainCaster Mar 10 #52

Simply projection by tsf chicoescuela Mar 10 #53

He had "them" confused with Republicans. DJ Synikus Makisimus Mar 10 #54