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No other number is as contentious as the ratio of civilians to combatants killed. –Jodi Rudoren in the New York Times “ ” HOW MANY CIVILIANS GAZA? read the article on WashingtonInstitute.org HAVE BEEN KILLED
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How many civilians were killed in Gaza? Getting the numbers right is important -- not only for retrospective judgment, but also for future reference, particularly with regard to further minimizing civilian casualties. Read the article for context and analysis by Middle East expert Dr. David Pollock: http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/how-many-civilians-have-been-killed-in-gaza
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No other number is as contentious as the ratio of civilians to combatants killed.–Jodi Rudoren in the New York Times
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HOW MANYCIVILIANS
GAZA?read the article onWashingtonInstitute.org
HAVE BEEN KILLED
HOW MANYCIVILIANSHAVE BEEN KILLED
GAZA?read the article onWashingtonInstitute.org
The UN High Commissionerfor Human Rights
reports that
Source: OCHA Gaza Emergency Situation Report, http://bit.ly/1oXc5i1, as of Aug. 19
72%of Palestinian fatalities are
civilians
16.7% (329)Unidentified/No Status
71.7% (1,417)Civilians
11.6% (230)Armed Group Members
The official report cautions that “Data on fatalities...[is] based on preliminary information, and is subject to change based on further verifications.”
HOW MANYCIVILIANS
GAZA?read the article onWashingtonInstitute.org
The Israel Defense Forces claim that
1,068terroristswere killed in targeted attacks.
That would mean
1 in 2deaths wasa combatant.
Source: IDF Blog, http://bit.ly/VjWXo2, Aug. 5
TERRORISTS “TARGETED” BY IDF
Hamas, 253
Palestinian Islamic Jihad, 147
Other Organizations, 65
Unknown Affiliation, 603
HAVE BEEN KILLED
HOW MANYCIVILIANS
GAZA?read the article onWashingtonInstitute.org
Sources: PCHR, http://bit.ly/UcfwtE, updated Aug. 9; B’Tselem, http://bit.ly/1upbyO8, through Aug. 10; AP, http://bit.ly/1ysTXCB, Aug. 8
83%civilian deathsPalestinian Centrefor Human Rights
DEFINITIONS MATTER
40%civilian deathsB’Tselem The Israeli Information Center for HumanRights in the Occupied Territories
“Israeli group B’Tselem has adopted the most conserva-tive approach, saying it is only putting women, children and men over 60...in the civilian category for now.”-AP
“The PCHR says anyone who is not effectively participating in a military operation is a civilian, including a Hamas fighter who is killed at home while taking a break.”-AP
HAVE BEEN KILLED
HOW MANYCIVILIANS
GAZA?read the article onWashingtonInstitute.org
Al-Jazeera’s “Naming the Dead” List
Source: Al-Jazeera, http://aje.me/1qnqjvJ, as of Aug. 13
specifies age and sex for 1,650 Palestinian names:
0-4
Female Male
5-910-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-64
80+75-7970-7465-70
MENaged 20-29
account for
28%of them.
This is thedemographicmost likelyto be militants.
HAVE BEEN KILLED
HOW MANYCIVILIANS
GAZA?read the article onWashingtonInstitute.org
The New York Times earlier assessed that the population most likely to be militants...is also the most overrepresented in the death toll.
Source: New York Times, http://nyti.ms/1obpUPC, Aug. 5
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GAZA POPULATION GAZA FATALITIES
9% 34%
Men Aged 20-29 Men Aged 20-29
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In the end, the number or proportion of civilian casualties on either side cannot alone determine right or wrong—or even degree of responsibility for this dimension of carnage.–David Pollock The Washington Institute
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”Read more “Six Ways HamasCould Limit Civilian Casualties”
HOW MANYCIVILIANS
GAZA?read the article onWashingtonInstitute.org
HAVE BEEN KILLED
