Over 14,000 children have been killed and nearly 17,000 others have lost at least one or both of their parents in the Israeli bombings or ground offensives in the last six months in Gaza
Statistically that means more adult were killed compared to the general demographic distribution of Gaza. Around 56% of people in Gaza are younger than 18.
That’s from 2018, a lot has happened since then. One would expect most families are trying to keep their children and babies safe, so if Israel were making any effort to avoid the children it shouldn’t be hard to do so. Targeting a food distribution center shows they’re not. Also shows cowardice, rather than attack someplace where they shoot back.
ok, just as long as it’s demographically proportional there’s no problem here! After all, this means that the “Hamas terrorist” population is also 56% children
Otherwise it would be pretty obvious proof that Isreal doesn’t care about civillian casualties!
(edit: The reason, then, that children only comprise 44% of deaths is because of their higher armor class from their small size. Much harder to hit).
Also, if it needs to be said, though I hope it doesn’t, children make up 0% of valid targets.
0% of the 14467 murdered children were murdered in complaisance with the international law governing war.
0% of the 774 wounded but still living children were wounded in complaisance with the international law governing war.
0% of the 1085 children taken as hostages were victimised in complaisance with the international law governing war.
Statistically that means more adult were killed compared to the general demographic distribution of Gaza. Around 56% of people in Gaza are younger than 18.
Age structure (2018 estimate) from wiki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_State_of_Palestine
I would hope that the bar is higher than a statistically representative random sample of the entire population
That’s from 2018, a lot has happened since then. One would expect most families are trying to keep their children and babies safe, so if Israel were making any effort to avoid the children it shouldn’t be hard to do so. Targeting a food distribution center shows they’re not. Also shows cowardice, rather than attack someplace where they shoot back.
What a strange factoid to choose to highlight.
I wonder if this “war” hasn’t proportionately killed more children than any in history.
Modern history, possibly. In terms of casualties it resembles a genocide more than it resembles a war.
Yup, hence the scare quotes.
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Your brain on Hollywood.
ok, just as long as it’s demographically proportional there’s no problem here! After all, this means that the “Hamas terrorist” population is also 56% children
Otherwise it would be pretty obvious proof that Isreal doesn’t care about civillian casualties!
(edit: The reason, then, that children only comprise 44% of deaths is because of their higher armor class from their small size. Much harder to hit).
According to the source that says 44% of those killed are children, children make up 47% of Gaza. https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/143002
Also, if it needs to be said, though I hope it doesn’t, children make up 0% of valid targets.
0% of the 14467 murdered children were murdered in complaisance with the international law governing war.
0% of the 774 wounded but still living children were wounded in complaisance with the international law governing war.
0% of the 1085 children taken as hostages were victimised in complaisance with the international law governing war.
In my dialect, that’s 56% children.