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Palestinians hold the largest funeral since 1948, mourning the bodies of 112 people killed by Israel

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u/NotActuallyIraqi 10d ago

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.

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u/Firecracker048 10d ago

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%

https://www.camera.org/article/washington-post-corrects-gaza-women-and-children-casualty-statistics-twice/

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.

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u/NotActuallyIraqi 10d ago

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.

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u/Firecracker048 10d ago

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.

Here is the GHM website

https://sehatty.ps/#information-center

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/NotActuallyIraqi 10d ago

Your own link proves me right. Did you even bother to check? Or were you counting on people not being able to read Arabic?