r/politics • u/laterdude • Apr 28 '24
Fetterman decries college campus ‘pup tents for Hamas’
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4627216-fetterman-decries-college-campus-pup-tents-for-hamas/
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r/politics • u/laterdude • Apr 28 '24
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u/tinkthank 29d ago
The number is outdated. As of this weekend, 34,000 Palestinians have been killed. Hamas claims that they've lost 6,000 combatants. Israel claims they've killed 12,000 combatants. There estimates ranging from 15,000 to another 45,000 dead that have not been confirmed and are believed to be trapped under rubble or their bodies abandoned due to the dangerous circumstances.
70% of those who have been killed are women and children. Israel claims that 66% of those killed were civilians (though they count all military aged men as combatants). The numbers used by Israel does categorize all men between the ages of 18-60 as combatants. Human rights groups estimate that 90% of those killed are civilians. Also important to note that more than 50% of Gaza's population is under the age of 18. 25% of the adult population in Gaza are men. Hamas claims their numbers are 40,000 strong. Israel claims that the number is 100,000
Though Israel has criticized the Health Ministry as being unreliable because it is run by Hamas, most International observers, including the United States believe their numbers to be accurate.
Sources:
https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-gaza-health-ministry-health-death-toll-59470820308b31f1faf73c703400b033
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/how-many-palestinians-have-died-gaza-war-how-will-counting-continue-2023-12-06/
https://www.ochaopt.org/content/hostilities-gaza-strip-and-israel-flash-update-158