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Comment by Pay08

10 hours ago

The 90% figure is widely considered to be bullshit. Actual civilian-to-combatant ratios are around 1:1 in war, a la 50%. Granted, it's higher for urban warfare.

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dotancohen  3 hours ago

  > The 90% figure is widely considered to be bullshit.

The 90% figure is the UN claim.

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