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Celerity
(55,330 posts)38. And the constant false doubt cast upon the death toll in Gaza, which even the IDF has now accepted
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.
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 Ministry’s casualty numbers and how much pressure was put on news organizations to couch those numbers as unreliable.
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes.bsky.social) 2026-01-29T15:31:22.183Z
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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Hamas are Arab Sunni Muslims. Iranians are Persians and Shia Muslims. This level of ignorance
hlthe2b
Mar 2026
#1
Very wide variation in that region, including Iran. But many Lebanese are as white or whiter than I am.
hlthe2b
Mar 2026
#15
We have a large Maronite Catholic church here. Lebanese Christians are mostly Roman Catholic (Maronite)
LeftInTX
Mar 2026
#40
I'm tallking throughout the Middle East. Coptic Christians predominate among Christians
hlthe2b
Mar 2026
#42
I agree. Trump has only so much room in his noggin for non-white ethnicities
Ilikepurple
Mar 2026
#22
Claims that Hamas beheaded babies during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel have been widely debunked as unconfirmed
Celerity
Mar 2026
#31
And the constant false doubt cast upon the death toll in Gaza, which even the IDF has now accepted
Celerity
Mar 2026
#38
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 2026
#3
This unprovoked war probably killed many of the protesters and/or their children. n/t
Uncle Joe
Mar 2026
#24
You can be horrified, furious at what The Iranian Regime has done to it people, previously and most recently; and...
electric_blue68
Mar 2026
#41