Hamas cuts Gaza Death Toll quietly between the last Israeli offensive
Hamas has revised his figures of victims from the Gaza war, removing hundreds of names from his official list of war victims and revealing that 72% of people killed were men aged between 13 and 55 years – a demographic in large part composed of fighters. The updated figures contradict Hamas’ Previous statements that most of the victims were women and children.
Salo Aizenberg, from Non Profit Honstreproring based in the United States, discovered changes through a detailed analysis of the Hamas victims of victims. The investigation revealed Those 3,400 names, including over 1,080 children, were removed from the report of the March 2025 group after being listed in 2024.
Aizenberg stressed that the original relationships, published by the Ministry of Health of Gaza controlled by Hamas, were widely mentioned by the main international organizations, including the United Nations and the International Criminal Court (ICC). “These” dead “never happened. The numbers were falsified – again”, He wrote.
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The ambulances that transport victims of the Israeli strikes flock to the entry of the emergency department of the Al-Shifa hospital in the city of Gaza on October 15, 2023. (Dawood Nemer/AFP via Getty Images)
The United Nations did not respond to a Fox News digital request by asking if the world body has regretted having released those numbers in light of the journal numbers.
A spokesman for the office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), who is investigating Israel for war crimes, told Fox News Digital: “We cannot provide comments on the matters relating to the current investigations. This approach is essential to protect the integrity of the investigations and guarantee the safety of the victims, witnesses and all those with which the office interacts.”
David Adesnik, vice -president of research at the Foundation for the defense of democracies, who also monitored the figures, has reached a similar conclusion. According to his analysis, 72% of the victims fall within the men’s combat age group from 13 to 55.
“Also at the age of 13, there is a great excess male for female death and the disparity grows with age,” said Adesnik to Fox News Digital. “If it calculates from 13 to 59 years, there are just over 15,000 excess men. This gives you an idea of how many are actually fighters.”
This image made with videos of not dated videos for the terrorist of Hamas and released by the Israeli defense forces shows a terrorist of Hamas who walks for a residential neighborhood in a position not disclosed in the south of Israel. (Israeli Defense Forces via AP)
His analysis showed an extraordinary gender imbalance: at the age of 13, there are 588 male victims compared to 385 females; At the age of 19, the gap expands to 800 males against 285 females. This trend continues during the age spectrum, suggesting a disproportionately high number of deaths male fighters.
Adasnik also highlighted problems with the way the dead were recorded. “Significant numbers of names disappear from the list over time. They are as if 2,000 names are removed and have added new ones,” he said.
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He explained that Hamas maintains two lists: one for the deaths confirmed by hospitals and another for the deaths reported by family members through an online form, often in cases where bodies could not be recovered. “Over time, officials have understood that many of these names reported by the family were inaccurate or not verified and started to remove them quietly from the counting-set by one series of data with another to cover their original manipulation,” said Adesnik.
The head of the statistical team a GazaThe Ministry of Health, Zaher al Wahidi, He told Sky News The names presented through the form had been removed as a precautionary measure pending a judicial investigation over each. “We realized that many people (presented through form) are naturally dead,” said Wahidi. Some families who present false statements, said Wahidi, may have been motivated by the government’s financial assistance promise.
Adasnik to which reference is made Israeli Prime Minister The previous comments by Benjamin Netanyahu on the victims of the Gaza War. “He said 30,000 dead – 14,000 fighters, 16,000 civilians – while Hamas said that 70% was a woman and children. These data give us a clearer picture of the demographic break and supports the affirmation of the Idf according to which he is targeting the fighters,” he said.
The IDF forces are seen functioning in Rafah, a city in the Gaza strip. (Office of the IDF spokesperson)
The wider debate on the accuracy of the victims intensified after an Israeli strike on March 23rd killed 15 humanitarian workersIncluding a paramedic, according to the United Nations and the Palestinian red crescent. The accident triggered indignation. However, the Israeli military declared that “social workers have been erroneously identified as terrorists”.
According to the preliminary results, the accident occurred during a secret IDF operation. About two hours earlier, the Israeli forces had engaged in a fire clash with terrorists in the same area. Later, feeling threatened, an Idf official told Fox News Digital, the troops opened fire on suspicious vehicles. The accident is still under investigation by the IDF.
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In a related development, the IDF announced this week that Mohammed Saleh Mohammed al-Bardewil, an elderly terrorist leader of Hamas, was killed in a targeted operation. Although indicated as a journalist in Gaza, the IDF said that Bardawil was involved in the production of propaganda videos, including the filming of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas.
“The IDF and Isa will continue to hit and dismantle Hamas’ infrastructures to mitigate the threat that represents to Israeli civilians,” said the military. In a separate declaration, he underlined: “The IDF makes great efforts to estimate and consider potential civil collateral damages. The IDF has never and will never deliberately target children”.
