Stark Realities with Brian McGlinchey ⢠714 implied HN points ⢠02 Feb 26
- The Israeli military has acknowledged about 70,000 deaths in Gaza, roughly matching the Gaza Health Ministry's count. That figure does not include bodies still under rubble or people who died from disease or malnutrition.
- Israel and many of its political and media supporters spent years publicly discrediting the Gaza Health Ministryâs fatality numbers, a campaign that influenced U.S. officials and even congressional and Pentagon restrictions on citing the figures.
- Multiple independent organizations, visiting medical witnesses, and leaked Israeli data point to a very high civilian death rate and tacticsâheavy bombing, large bombs in dense areas, and shootings at civiliansâthat raise serious warâcrime concerns likely to be further scrutinized if Gaza is opened fully to journalists.