IDF Accepts Gaza Death Toll of 71,000 Palestinians

Does Israel's acknowledgment reveal transparency or confirm a normalized genocide far worse than officially reported?

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IDF Accepts Gaza Death Toll of 71,000 Palestinians

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Above: The Red Cross delivers bodies to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza on Jan. 29. Image credit: Saeed M. M. T. Jaras/Anadolu/Getty Images

The Spin

Pro-Palestine narrative

Israel's belated acceptance of Gaza's death toll only confirms what was always true: the actual number of dead Palestinians is far higher when accounting for those buried under rubble, starved or killed by hospital destruction. The admission comes now because Israel successfully sowed doubt during the genocide itself, allowing Western media to downplay the slaughter when it mattered most. This acknowledgment reveals that mass Palestinian death has been normalized as an acceptable benchmark for military operations.

Jonathan Cook on X Middle East Eye

Pro-Israel narrative

The IDF's acknowledgment demonstrates transparency while maintaining that the breakdown between combatants and civilians remains under review. Israel consistently achieved a combatant-to-civilian ratio of two to three civilians per terrorist killed, far lower than typical urban warfare, while Hamas manipulated starvation statistics and used civilians as human shields. No famine occurred in Gaza despite Hamas propaganda, as 112,000 aid trucks entered the strip throughout the conflict.

Israel Hayom The Times of Israel