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Re:‘I witnessed war crimes’ in Gaza – former worker at GHF a... by solidsnack9000 on Tuesday July 29, 2025 @02:03AM (#44719584)
One reason to doubt that Israel is systematically exterminating the Gazan population is simply that the population is not decreasing or projected to decrease, which is to say, the excess deaths due to the conflict are not all that great relative to the natural rate of increase of the population.

Israel should be as aware of the statistics as anyone, especially when undertaking the systematic extermination of a population. If Israel actually intended this, don't you think it would go much faster, with the tremendous amount of ordnance that has been expended and the overwhelming military force Israel has in place? It just doesn't add up.

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Re:‘I witnessed war crimes’ in Gaza – former worker at GHF a... by t-3 on Tuesday July 29, 2025 @02:27AM (#44719739)
Who is it that you expect to be doing the counting? I've seen estimates of anywhere from 50k-500k dead, but nobody is sure because outsiders aren't being allowed to enter and the people inside have enough trouble staying alive and little time to be doing headcounts and statistics. Israel hasn't been releasing any numbers at all from what I can tell.
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