major inconsistencies in the figures demonstrate that Hamas underestimated the share of men among the dead – Libération

The census of the thousands of victims of the Israeli offensive in the enclave was made very complex by the scale of the destruction. But this difficulty does not allow us to explain anomalies which undermine the assertion according to which women and children represent 70% of the dead.

The unprecedented and tragic nature of the human toll in Gaza is unanimous today. No one – not even Israel – disputes, after six months of war, that the majority of victims are civilians. But the low share of men in the Gazan authorities’ casualty count remains a subject of controversy. The Gaza Ministry of Health, since the very beginning of the conflict, has affirmed that women and children represent 70% of the victims. A percentage which has even risen to 72% since mid-March. This statistic has been anchored in the debate since the end of Octoberand she has since relayed by OCHA (the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) as well as