"A leaked military report suggests only 17 percent of those killed in Gaza were fighters. Israel has been bombing Gaza for nearly two years, killing more than 62,000 people, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza says, but the real number is likely much higher. Israel claims it is targeting fighters from Hamas, not civilians, but a leaked military report reveals a different story."
"The database estimated that Israel has killed 8,900 fighters throughout its war on Gaza, according to data from May. That is an estimate because, of that number, 1,570 names are listed as probably dead. The 8,900 figure is out of 47,653 people whom the database lists as active fighters 34,973 Hamas, and 12,702 PIJ. Let's put that against the total number of people Israel has killed in Gaza, which was 53,000 in May, according to +972 Magazine."
An internal Israeli intelligence database estimated about 8,900 fighters from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad were killed or probably killed, with 1,570 names listed as probably dead. The database listed 47,653 active fighters (34,973 Hamas; 12,702 PIJ), making fighters roughly 16.8–17 percent of recorded deaths. Palestinian Health Ministry figures report at least 62,686 people killed and 157,951 wounded during the 22-month offensive, with thousands missing. A peer-reviewed study estimated actual deaths in the first nine months may be about 40 percent higher than reported. Many bodies were incinerated, left exposed, or buried under rubble, complicating casualty counts.
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