It is so shameful how often Western media regurgitate casualty figures released by Hamas without questioning!
There is little doubt in my mind that these Hamas provided figures are highly exaggerated! Second, it is Hamas who hides behind and blends with the civilian population thus committing serious war crimes!
Here is one example by BBC!
Notice that BBC does not even mention the official casualty numbers as provided by Israel.
"More than 50,000 Palestinians have been killed during Israel's military campaign in Gaza, the territory's Hamas-run health ministry has announced.
That number - 50,021 - equates to about 2.1% of the 2.3 million pre-war population of the territory, or around 1 in 46 people.
A total of 113,274 others had been injured in the same period, the health ministry said.
Figures from the Gaza Ministry of Health (MoH) have been widely used throughout the war and are seen as reliable by the United Nations (UN) and international institutions. But Israel has consistently disputed data published by Gaza's authorities.
International journalists, including the BBC, are blocked by Israel from entering Gaza independently, so are unable to verify figures from either side [laughable, as if to enter Gaza is the only way].
The figures released by the MoH for the number of people killed do not differentiate between civilians and fighters. ...
In January, The Lancet medical journal published a study which suggested the death toll could in fact be substantially higher than official figures reported by MoH - by up to 41% [really!]. ..."
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