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Aizenberg

@Aizenberg55

Dec 11, 2023 • 9 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X

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🧵Claims that Israel is "indiscriminately" bombing or causing disproportionate civilian deaths in Gaza can be easily proven false based on actions & statistics. Here are SEVEN items of evidence that debunk claims of war crimes, genocide, unprecedented civilian deaths, etc. 1/

https://twitter.com/COLRICHARDKEMP/status/1732779663313801339

ONE: Casualty ratios. Israel states 5,000-7,000 Hamas killed. Civilian combatant ratio is ~2:1. Battle of Mosul against ISIS was >3:1. Former Commander of UK forces in Afghanistan says ratio there 3:1-5:1. Israel is doing better than Western armies. 2/

https://twitter.com/COLRICHARDKEMP/status/1732779663313801339

TWO: Gaza has ~2.3mm people vs ~10,000 Civilians killed after 60+ days of what is described as massive bombing. If so incredibly massive & random (this is what indiscriminate means) in dense area how can it be only ~0.005 killed? Not even 1% after 2 months of random bombing? 3/

THREE: Israel acted to evacuate north Gaza for several weeks before full ground invasion. During this time Sinwar reportedly moved south, Shifa was emptied. Israel lost the element of surprise to say the least. Why do that if indifferent to civilian deaths? 4/

FOUR: Israeli troops are on the streets going door-to-door. 100+ IDF soldiers killed, 2000 wounded. Russia & Syria would just bomb Jabaliya off the map. Why won’t Israel carpet bomb saving many troops? Why risk IDF lives? Because Israel is in fact adhering to laws of war. 5/

FIVE: Further evacuations in south with detailed sector system. Israel is literally telling Hamas in advance where it will attack, which no army in history has ever done. Solely for the purpose of trying not to kill civilians. The warning system is considered unprecedented. 6/

SIX: Israel has allowed in food & humanitarian aid at ~86% of pre-war levels. Pre-war ~84 trucks of food & medicine entered Gaza; For the last seven weeks it’s close to same level (3,499/48=72). There is no intention to “starve” or “collectively punish” as a war aim. 7/

SEVEN: Hamas rigged Gaza as a military base with schools, mosques & hospitals foremost. Tunnel system under cities is incredible and coalition did not face this in Mosul. Hamas all dress as civilians. Civilian combatant ratio is actually remarkable given all these challenges. 8/

Some version of this question is often asked of Israeli officials: "how many civilian deaths is enough?" The answer is zero. Every civilian death is already too much & tragic. But it's all Hamas' fault for launching 10/7, refusal to surrender & hiding among civilians. END

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