Looks like the majority of those killed were between the ages of 18-28 -- no doubt armed militants.
Analysis Of Gazans Killed So Far In Operation Protective Edge
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sJuly 21, 2014
Some of the claims I am seeing online include how the vast majority of Gazans killed are civilians, and how Israel is deliberately targeting them.
Regarding the latter, we all know this is nonsense if Israel wanted to kill civilians it would carpet bomb Gaza. It is precisely because we want to avoid civilian casualties, that we opt for pinpoint strikes and ground operations, at risk to our soldiers lives.
But what about the first claim? Are the vast majority civilians?
Without having all of the terrorist obituaries or intel to prove who was a terrorist, this is hard to analyze. But what we do have is a list of the names and ages of those killed so far, which does provide us with some insights.
An anonymous Israellycool reader and her family spent countless hours going over this list from Al Jazeera a media outlet that cant be accused of slanting things Israels way. Their main findings regarding the casualties to date are as follows:
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Analysis Of Gazans Killed So Far In Operation Protective Edge
Featured Media Critique
sJuly 21, 2014
Some of the claims I am seeing online include how the vast majority of Gazans killed are civilians, and how Israel is deliberately targeting them.
Regarding the latter, we all know this is nonsense if Israel wanted to kill civilians it would carpet bomb Gaza. It is precisely because we want to avoid civilian casualties, that we opt for pinpoint strikes and ground operations, at risk to our soldiers lives.
But what about the first claim? Are the vast majority civilians?
Without having all of the terrorist obituaries or intel to prove who was a terrorist, this is hard to analyze. But what we do have is a list of the names and ages of those killed so far, which does provide us with some insights.
An anonymous Israellycool reader and her family spent countless hours going over this list from Al Jazeera a media outlet that cant be accused of slanting things Israels way. Their main findings regarding the casualties to date are as follows:
Continue reading at:
HonestReporting | Media Watchdog | Coverage of Israel | Anti-Israel Bias | Everything You Need to Know
