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IDF database: at least 83% of Gaza dead were civilians

Classified intelligence from May reveals Israel believed it had killed some 8,900 militants in its attacks on Gaza, indicating a proportion of civilian slaughter with few parallels in modern warfare, a joint investigation finds.

Posted by qcp at 11:08 AM | 17 COMMENTS | permalink

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More: Data from an internal Israeli intelligence database indicates that at least 83 percent of Palestinians killed in Israel's onslaught on Gaza were civilians, an investigation by +972 Magazine, Local Call, and the Guardian can reveal.

Figures obtained from the classified database " which records the deaths of militants from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) " contradict by a huge margin the public statements of Israeli army and government officials throughout the war, which have generally claimed a 1:1 or 2:1 ratio of civilian to militant casualties. Instead, the classified data backs up the findings of several studies suggesting Israel's bombardment of Gaza has killed civilians at a rate with few parallels in modern warfare.

The Israeli army confirmed the existence of the database, which is managed by the Military Intelligence Directorate (known by the Hebrew acronym "Aman"). Multiple intelligence sources familiar with the database said the army views it as the only authoritative tally of militant casualty figures. In the words of one of them: "There's no other place to check."

#1 | Posted by qcp at 2025-08-21 11:10 AM

Religion is nice when it does not kill. When it does, it is a cult.

#2 | Posted by Brennnn at 2025-08-21 11:46 AM

When has religion not killed?

#3 | Posted by qcp at 2025-08-21 11:48 AM

The 2024 Democratic Party ignored the antiwar progressives who were rightfully calling out Israel's ethnic cleansing last year. At least 60 universities and colleges nationwide held vigils and protests. At the 2024 DNC Convention in Chicago, no pro-Palestinian or antiwar Samaritans were allowed to speak. Come 5 Nov 2024 those antiwar progressives stayed home (6,265,888).

The hardworking American taxpayer has given Israel more aid than any other nation since World War II, granting it more than $260 billion. Israelis enjoy a top ten universal healthcare network and a social security system rated higher than America's. Can an American say the same?

Now ICC-indicted war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu is mobilizing 60,000 IDF reservists for the final offensive to occupy Gaza.

How many more Palestinians will the IDF butcher with American money, munitions, and complicity?

Links:

www.timesofisrael.com

pbs.twimg.com

pbs.twimg.com

www.jpost.com

www.i24news.tv

www.usnews.com

#4 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-08-21 01:36 PM

IDF database: at least 83% of Gaza dead were civilians

Nonsense blood libel against the Jews. Because some people just really need to cast others as pure evil, as long as they aren't Muslim, black, latino, gay, etc.

At most, this article means that Israel knows the names of 8,900 Hamas terrorists they've eliminated. That doesn't magically transform into civilians the other unidentified dead terrorists who had their heads blown off while holding a rocket launcher.

Imagine if the press published misleading stats like this against any another ethnic group or race. The Queers for Palestine for throw a fit.

#5 | Posted by censored at 2025-08-21 05:43 PM

IDF database: at least 83% of Gaza dead were civilians
Nonsense blood libel against the Jews.

IDF is doing Blood Libel on the Jews?

Oh, I get it. You're referring to the Hannibal Directive.

#6 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-08-21 05:49 PM

USA USA USA!

#7 | Posted by fresno500 at 2025-08-21 06:09 PM

Lotsa luck to AIPAC (or 'corporate') Democrats in the 2026 midterm elections and the 2028 POTUS election.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/White_washing_war_crimes_by_Latuff2.jpg

#8 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-08-21 06:17 PM

IDF database: at least 83% of Gaza dead

Only 17% left to kill!

#9 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-08-21 06:27 PM

#7

Please post the Hamas preamble, and we'll discuss.

#10 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-08-21 07:18 PM

#10 The Hamas Preamble is just Zionism for the Palestinians.

It also came a century after Zionists set out to ethnically cleanse Palestine.

Finally, Hamas was receiving financial support from Israel when they wrote that Preamble, so maybe ask why Israel supports terrorism.

#11 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-08-21 08:05 PM

So yeah, they're both awful.

But Zionists started it.

And Zionists are not going to stop expanding until all of what their holy book claims was given to the Jews is back under Zionist control.

And we've been seeing this happening since before Israel was even founded.

#12 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-08-21 08:22 PM

#13 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-08-22 12:43 AM

USA USA USA!

#14 | Posted by fresno500 at 2025-08-22 05:05 AM

If any other country on earth admitted this disparity they would be sanctioned or worse.

Israel is praised and protected, Given more Arms and diplomatic cover to continue this appalling Slaughter.

Even the CIVIL RIGHTS of American Citizens are compromised to protect the Murdering Entity from Blame.

Where is the "Rules Based" Order?

How does it survive such Towering Hypocrisy?

Askin' for a Friend.

#15 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-08-22 10:58 AM

#16 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-08-22 03:21 PM

UN declares famine in Gaza, Israel slams outright lie'
www.france24.com

... The UN on Friday officially declared a famine in Gaza, the first time it has done so in the Middle East, with experts warning 500,000 people face "catastrophic" hunger. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the report as an "outright lie" and said it ignored Israel's latest humanitarian steps. ...

The UN declaration of famine in Gaza is a welcome, but long overdue step that has cost lives, says Imad Almadhoun, a former English teacher who now works for Drops of Mercy, a local charity in the besieged Palestinian territory.

In an interview with FRANCE 24's Observers team from Gaza City, Almadhoun said the UN was "right to finally declare famine in Gaza " but it comes far too late. For months, families here have been starving, children collapsing, and hospitals overwhelmed".

The delay, he said, "cost lives. Without the formal famine label, there was less pressure for ceasefires, aid access, and accountability. Truth was spoken, but action was stalled.

"For us on the ground, it's a damning confirmation, not breaking news. While institutions debated wording, people in Gaza kept dying of hunger," he added.

Here's some of Almadhoun's testimony, which has been edited for brevity. ...

#17 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-22 03:34 PM

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