[GEO.TV] The Hamas Palestine government's media office in the Gaza Strip Wednesday said that at least 20,000 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory since the war with Israel began.
| A number more or less imaginary — there is no way to be sure, since an unknown number of that unknown number are buried under the rubble. Israel isn’t bothering to fight the question, beyond noting that the numbers put out by the Hamas government are unconfirmed. |
The statement highlighted that the deceased included around 8,000 children and 6,200 women.
| ...also known as human shields. |
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