Stung by the findings of statisticians who concluded that the figures Hamas has provided on casualties in Gaza could not possibly be true, the United Nations has now halved the estimated number of women and children killed in Gaza, according to UN data published on May 6 and 8. More on this astonishing development can be found here: “UN seemingly halves estimate of Gazan women, children killed,” by Yuval Barnea, Jerusalem Post, May 11, 2024:
The UN published the [latest] number of fatalities reported by the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health or the Government Media Office in Gaza and Israeli authorities.
The UN provided a disclaimer below the data: “The UN has so far not been able to produce independent, comprehensive, and verified casualty figures.”
On May 6, the UN published data showing that 34,735 people had reportedly been killed in Gaza, including over 9,500 women and over 14,500 children.
On May 8, the UN published data showing 34,844 people had reportedly been killed, including 4,959 women and 7,797 children.
The new figures showed the number of identified deaths as of April 30, which total 24,686 people; the new data also specified that 10,006 men had been killed and 1,924 elderly.
Note as well that before the war, about 800 Gazans died each month from diseases, old age, and accidents, so in seven months of war, 5,600 of the deaths Hamas reported in Gaza had nothing to do with the war.
The UN also highlighted that the plurality of identified fatalities were men (40%), while children were (32%) and women (20%)….
Why on May 8 did the UN publish statistics that halved the numbers of women and children killed that the UN had put out just two days earlier? Apparently, the studies by outside statisticians, including Professor Abraham Wyner, showing the falsity of the Hamas data, had been getting considerable attention, and the UN could no longer ignore their conclusions. The UN has thus quietly revised its figures downward for women and children dead in Gaza, from 9,500 women and over 14,500 children on May 6 to — as of May 8, just two days later — 4,959 women and 7,797 children.
And if we were to subtract from those revised figures the number of women and children who died in Gaza from natural causes and accidents — amounting to several thousand over the seven months of the war — that would bring the numbers of women and children killed as a result of the war lower still, by about 3000.
On May 9 — after the UN put out its revised figures on women and children killed — I heard Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) on CNN refer to “34,00 women and children” killed in Gaza. Apparently Sanders believes that all the fatalities in Gaza were women and children. And he certainly has not been kept informed by his staff of the latest UN figures, released on May 8. Similarly, on May 10 I heard Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) on CNN refer to “24,000 women and children” killed in Gaza. He, too, appears not to have been kept abreast of the latest UN figures, which lower those figures by roughly half, to a total of 12,756. If we were to subtract from that number the estimated deaths from natural causes (disease, congenital illnesses) and accidents, over seven months, of women and children in Gaza, that figure would be lower still, to below 10,000. That is the figure that we need to keep reminding the world is the true figure; that not even the UN any longer accepts the Hamas figures that so misled Senators Sanders and Merkley.
Linda says
How many were Hamas Fighters or human shields for Hamas?
Keith O says
Problem is,,, we will never know for sure.
And as you know, Hamas and their arse kissers will never tell the truth.
Jayell1 says
So, as they say, there’s lies, damned lies, statistics……and then islamic statistics!
Raja says
Jayell1,
You are absolutely right. islam followers are also entitled to lying besides many other abhorrent entitlements.
skai says
it’s called ”Al-taqiyya”=deception=lies to infidels
Taffy says
The number of. Civilians dead in Gaza is as meaningful as the number of kernels of popped corn in a case of Cracker Jack. Instead of arguing about the correct figure for the number of dead civilians Israel’s response should’ve been “that’s nice; one cannot make omelettes without breaking eggs, and you start of the war, and must face the consequences. “. Israel can also tell a Hamas that the ball is in their court, and the release of the hostages and unconditional surrender will spare further courage. That’s the bottom line! Does not matter if two or 200,000 Gazans died in the war sense enemy death, including civilians is expected.
skai says
it’s called ”Al-taqiyya”=deception=lies to infidels
skai says
Without lies Islam will die for sure
Ruth says
This is a good moment to say that all numbers and statistics coming out of Gaza need to be taken with a lot of salt. It is time to doubt everything that comes out of Gaza and work hard to dispel their propaganda machine.
The Istanbulian says
It appears that besides their 72 virgins, the shahids want their wives and children with them.
somehistory says
Was a census taken back before Oct 7 so that hamas knew how many people lived in Gaza?
Did anyone actually know for a certainty how many citizens lived there at any given time?
Are they counting living, breathing bodies as they flee before the Israeli military?
And what war has ever allowed the participants to count their dead during the hostilities when bombs are falling, and soldiers face each other across the battle field?
Are the members of hamas counting as they see dead bodies after placing the little kids and their moms in buildings Israel has told the citizens to leave?
Who is doing the counting of the dead? Who is collating the different numbers turned in by the counters? How are they making sure that no dead person is counted more than once?
Whatever number hamas gives the u.n., is bound to be a fabrication as they are liars extraordinaire . And the un is no better, being made up of a lot of mozlums.
But, in the annals of history, many are ‘missing’ and many ‘presumed dead’ only to be found later alive.
hamas should wait until there is one last ghoul standing and then that one can give a ‘report.’
Ray Jarman says
I am betting that Comrade Sanders will never admit that his numbers were fallacious. After almost seven months into this war, the UN has finally admitted that its figures were made up by the inbred Islamic thugs but I bet that the dimwitted news outlets never apprise its audience of the accurate figures.
James Lincoln says
According to the feature article:
“UN Halves Its Estimates of Women and Children Killed in Gaza”
The UN is obviously just making up numbers as they go along for political expediency.
somehistory says
the un backtracking….saying number killed is the same….
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/un-says-total-number-of-deaths-in-gaza-remains-unchanged-after-controversy-over-revised-data/ar-BB1mkcS0?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=0a81eabb8c574cbca8f39b919bf9d855&ei=68