Israeli army database suggests at least 83% of Gaza dead were civilians

JVL Introduction

“Classified intelligence from May reveals Israel believed it had killed some 8,900 militants in its attacks on Gaza, indicating a proportion of civilian slaughter with few parallels in modern warfare, a joint investigation finds.”

This standfirst from +972 Magazine’s report says it all.

Israel’s serial denials that civilians have been unduly affected by the war are given the lie by these revelations.

As Maj. Gen. (res.) Itzhak Brik explained, there is an army culture which fuels a culture of lying:

“In every raid, the IDF Spokesperson’s announcements said: ‘Hundreds of terrorists were killed,’” he continued. “It’s true that hundreds were killed, but they weren’t terrorists. There is absolutely no connection between the numbers they announce and what is actually happening.”

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This article was originally published by +972 Magazine on Thu 21 Aug 2025. Read the original here.