Posted on 05/13/2024 6:50:05 AM PDT by SJackson
The United Nations seemingly halved the estimated number of women and children killed in Gaza, according to UN data published on May 6 and 8.
The UN published the number of fatalities reported by the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health. The Government Media Office in Gaza and Israeli authorities provided a disclaimer below the data: "The UN has so far not been able to produce independent, comprehensive, and verified casualty figures."
On May 6, the UN published data showing that 34,735 people had reportedly been killed in Gaza, including over 9,500 women and over 14,500 children.
On May 8, the UN published data showing 34,844 people had reportedly been killed, including 4,959 women and 7,797 children
The new figures showed the number of identified deaths as of April 30, which total 24,686 people. The new data also specified that 10,006 men and 1,924 elderly had been killed.
The UN also highlighted that the plurality of identified fatalities were 40% men, while children were 32% and women were 20%.
Questions over data accuracy This comes after months of accusations from leading statisticians that the numbers produced by the Gazan authorities cannot possibly be accurate.
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy released a report in January that showed major discrepancies in the fatality reports. The research concluded that such discrepancies were most likely caused by manipulation.
Professor Abraham Wyner also told Tablet Magazine that the rate of deaths was unnatural and climbed far too regularly.
He concluded that in war, the pattern of deaths should be irregular as the intensity of war is irregular. the UN reported that the number of deaths climbed by 15%, which is statistically impossible.
Even the "new" UN figures, 24,686 people. The new data also specified that 10,006 men and 1,924 elderly had been killed, doesn't account for any combatants being killed. Since they're still working with the Hamas numbers.
UnitedNazis as an information source is about as good as PLO/Hamas/Hexballah as information sources. Krapo.
“Children” to them is any ArabTerrorist under about age 30 with a grenade launcher in his hands
“40% men, while children were 32% and women were 20%”
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OK, that’s 92%. What were the other 8%?
FReeper “allahu akhbar chorus” deeply saddened.
Leftists lie.
Trannies!
You can trust the U.N. about as much as you can trust Hamas to babysit your child if it’s Jewish.
Dig further. How do they define children? Some agencies consider under 18-24 children. Of the deaths, how many were killed in combat action, and how many just died of other causes?
I don’t doubt civilians got killed - on both sides…. But this change of numbers requires explanations and further exploration.
Lefties tend to count 18-25yo men as “children” when it suits them.
The 8% were admitted sub-humans who are known to inhabit gaza.
Any civilian deaths are on hamas; they deliberately fight from civilian areas, and also purposefully place civilians in harm’s way. Plus, many of those civilians are not innocents.
All were Hamas. Women and children were told to evacuate and did not.
I haven’t seen any stats on how many Hamass Flying Monkeys were killed during the Pearl Harbor style sneak attack.
Don’t think I have either. Since they likely removed their casualties and the Israeli response was disorganized, the numbers are probably hard to accurately determine.
The only women/children killed are killed by Hamas
A hearty “let’s go Brandon,” to the UN.
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