{"id":137314,"date":"2024-12-15T12:54:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T05:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=137314"},"modified":"2024-12-15T12:54:13","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T05:54:13","slug":"gaza-death-toll-inflated-to-promote-anti-israel-narrative-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=137314","title":{"rendered":"Gaza death toll inflated to promote anti-Israel narrative: study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Civilian death counts in the\u00a0Israel-Hamas war\u00a0have been inflated and distorted to portray Israel as deliberately targeting innocent civilians, a new <a href=\"https:\/\/henryjacksonsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/HJS-Questionable-Counting-%E2%80%93-Hamas-Report-web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">study<\/a> found.<\/p>\n<p>The report from the UK-based Henry Jackson Society found that news outlets failed to distinguish between civilian and combatant casualties and relied on manipulated statistics from the Hamas-run Health Ministry when reporting on the war.<\/p>\n<p>Gaza officials claim more than 44,700 people have been killed following the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks on Israel, but does not acknowledge that upwards of 17,000 were Hamas terrorists \u2014 a fact the media often omits, the study found, citing Israeli and US military and intelligence reports for its data.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button 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105w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/2024-according-palestinian-ministry-health-95287206.jpg?resize=200,133&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/2024-according-palestinian-ministry-health-95287206.jpg?resize=231,154&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/2024-according-palestinian-ministry-health-95287206.jpg?resize=322,215&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/2024-according-palestinian-ministry-health-95287206.jpg?resize=600,400&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/2024-according-palestinian-ministry-health-95287206.jpg?resize=662,441&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 662w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/2024-according-palestinian-ministry-health-95287206.jpg?resize=90,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 90w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/2024-according-palestinian-ministry-health-95287206.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/2024-according-palestinian-ministry-health-95287206.jpg?resize=150,100&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/2024-according-palestinian-ministry-health-95287206.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>An understanding of the Gaza fatality data is critical in understanding the conduct of the war by the IDF and Israel, the Henry Jackson Society argued. <span class=\"credit\">MOHAMMED SABER\/EPA-EFE\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The \u201cQuestionable Counting\u201d study, published on Saturday, charged that the ministry overstated casualty data by\u00a0including natural deaths and over-reporting the numbers of women and children killed.<\/p>\n<p>Men were included on lists of women killed in the conflict, while adults were included on counts of child deaths, researchers found.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThis misclassification contributes to the narrative that civilian populations, particularly women and children, bear the brunt of the conflict, potentially influencing sentiment and media coverage,\u201d said Andrew Fox, the study\u2019s author.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"34094969\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 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50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Mohammed Abu Saied mourns as he carries the body of his four-year-old daughter Sila in Gaza on Dec. 9. <span class=\"credit\">MOHAMMED SABER\/EPA-EFE\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Around 5,000 natural deaths appear to have been added to the list of casualties, including cancer patients who later appeared on lists of those still receiving treatment, researchers said.<\/p>\n<p>The errors have \u201cled to a narrative where the\u00a0Israel Defense Forces\u00a0are portrayed as disproportionately targeting civilians,\u201d the report states.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation looked at all articles with Gaza fatality statistics published from February through May 2024 across eight major outlets: CNN, BBC News, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Associated Press, Reuters and the Australian ABC.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async 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