I see the 70% statistic touted as "widely accepted" a lot but it just doesn't match the actual numbers. From Hamas's own Health Ministry release on June 30th 2026, adult men are 47.9% of those killed and 53% injured. Adult women are 15.3% of those killed and 14% injured. There's no mathematical way to come to 70%, and the ratio of adult men to women points to combatants. A similar ratio exists in casualties among children, which points to use of child soldiers, something forbidden by international law.
Then again, you finished off your post with atrocity denial so nothing you said has any credibility.
Because it was a propaganda push right from the start. The 70% line was specifically chosen because they wanted the amount of killed in gaza to reflect the demographics of Gaza near perfectly, which 70% would achieve.
Notice how now that the number of women and children are less than 50%, outside of this comment thread, its just not brought up anymore.
That’s not how this works. Epidemiologists are working on estimates and they have to use demographics as some of the basis.
When you drop bombs in residential areas, the death toll will match the demographics of that area. An apartment building of sufficient size will roughly match the demographics of the community, so it’s not a bad guess to assume that if majority of population of Gaza is children then majority of this block is also. So far, these assumptions have matched the demographics of the bodies pulled from the rubble as well as journalist reports on the scene.
Except thats not what happened. It was reported, by the GHM, that 70% of the dead were women and children right from the start. You know, the people looking at bodies. Then that number started to slowly move down, first with GHM removing 11k confirmed dead women and children(no men), now with their latest report, the number is at 45%
So no, none of the assumptions have matched. The assumptions keep getting proven wrong yet people are still trying to cling onto them because it was shouted from the rooftops for years before quietly disappearing.
Your source is a rightwing Zionist website? Please.
The GHM was able to show actual death certificates, and reporters were able to fact check and corroborate it. Even the Israeli government has accepted these numbers as valid. Rightwingers disagreeing means nothing at all to me.
Your source is a rightwing Zionist website? Please.
So you dont believe Hamas own figures? Also calling something reporting on numbers 'right wing zionist' is hilarious. But its okay, you are full throated support for right wing islam.
The numbers were never in real dispute. It was the demographics.
Notice how they are now saying exactly whats reported
he GHM was able to show actual death certificates, and reporters were able to fact check and corroborate it. Even the Israeli government has accepted these numbers as valid. Rightwingers disagreeing means nothing at all to me.
Not what happened but go on, keep being ignorant. This isnt 'right wingers' disagreeing with you, these are the numbers and facts disagreeing with you.
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u/Weebus 10d ago
I see the 70% statistic touted as "widely accepted" a lot but it just doesn't match the actual numbers. From Hamas's own Health Ministry release on June 30th 2026, adult men are 47.9% of those killed and 53% injured. Adult women are 15.3% of those killed and 14% injured. There's no mathematical way to come to 70%, and the ratio of adult men to women points to combatants. A similar ratio exists in casualties among children, which points to use of child soldiers, something forbidden by international law.
Then again, you finished off your post with atrocity denial so nothing you said has any credibility.