Comment by throwaccount124

> 16+ hospitals remain operational in Gaza

No, the last fully functional hospital of Gaza was just bombed yesterday [1]

> despite serving as terror HQ

This remains to be proven and sounds more like propaganda.

> The central camps have been almost totally untouched since the hostages are being kept there: https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-804993

This is not what the article says at all. An in any case, if the IDF knew where the hostages were held, why wouldn't they surround these areas and liberate them, instead of terrorizing civilians over and over again on all the territory?

> if you take the 50,000 death estimate from Hamas at face value

Looking at the following:

* the scale of destruction visible on satellite images, drone footage - shown by both parties in the conflict * the quantity of bombs (29,000+ air-dropped bombs according to US intelligence, plus the tank and artillery ammunition) * the population density in the whole Gaza strip * the lack of resources and safety to rescue people and recover bodies from under the rubble after bombing * the lack of food, water, medical supplies, medical staff, ambulances

Can we realistically think that the number of casualties could be that low?

[1]: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjr7l123zy5o