r/neoliberal • u/namey-name-name NASA • Jul 31 '24

Hamas's Ismail Haniyeh killed in Tehran home Restricted

https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-812649
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u/Cwya Jul 31 '24

I’m dumb. What this mean?

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u/IPTV241 Jul 31 '24

There has been a lot of questions about the Gaza health ministry death toll numbers.

UN and others were quoting it but few months ago, they revisited the number and almost halved it because a lot of the numbers were very questionable and not reliable.

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u/NarutoRunner United Nations Jul 31 '24

Ironically, even the Israelis use Health Ministry figures

https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3w4w7/israeli-intelligence-health-ministry-death-toll

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)02713-7/fulltext

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u/Metallica1175 Jul 31 '24

The issue is not in how many are killed, it's the ratio. Health Ministry doesn't differentiate between civilian and combatant. They are also heavily disproportionately biased towards women and children. It's so skewed you would think there are no males above the age of 15 in Gaza.