Comment by edanm

I didn't say the numbers from the Gaza MoH were wrong, I'm not sure where you got that idea (though see footnote). As far as I know, they simply don't report a breakdown of civilian vs militant, which makes it impossible to rely on their numbers for the purpose you talked about.

> Are you saying the IDF has had troops on the ground in Gaza verifying the M&M stats? Or are you simply stating that you believe the IDF?

I do trust the IDF, yes. And obviously it has troops on the ground in Gaza, it's a ground invasion.

Their numbers are largely in line with the MoH reported numbers, except they add that they've killed 1 militant for every 2 civilians.

You might not trust this number, but there is no other number to use as far as I know. Though if you trust the MoH number but not the IDF's number, I'm... not sure why.

>I have stated as a simple matter of verifiable fact that vastly more precision is both possible and achievable today in 2023 than was the case in WWII night time bombing.

> The IDF are hitting the targets that they have chosen to hit.

Yes, I agree with this.

Note 1: While the historical numbers given by the MoH were accurate, this doesn't necessarily mean that in the current war their numbers are sound. The current war is very, very different from previous conflicts in Gaza, making both the fog of war and incentive to lie very different.

Some things that give pause on their numbers is that they have been shown to give vastly inflated numbers already (e.g. the "Hospital bombing", which Hamas claimed was conducted by Israel but wasn't as verified by numerous third parties, was initially given a death toll of 500, though later third parties put it at much closer to 50, iirc).