Amnesty International says genocide is occurring in Gaza, an accusation Israel rejects
Associated PressDec 08
Airwars: First Month of Gaza War Caused 'Unprecedented' Harm to Civilians
Above: Palestinians inspect the damage to buildings following an Israeli airstrike at the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. Image copyright: Ahmad Salem/Contributor/Bloomberg via Getty Images
The Facts
UK-based non-profit Airwars released a report on Thursday claiming that the first month of Israel's air campaign in Gaza caused "unprecedented" harm to civilians and was incomparable to other conflicts it had analyzed in the 21st century.
The report, based on data using open-source casualty recording, says that the first 25 days of Israel's air campaign in Gaza were "by far the most intense, destructive, and fatal conflict for civilians that Airwars has ever documented."
The Spin
Pro-Palestine narrative
Though Airwars did not comment on Israel's intent, its report is yet another piece of thorough and well-researched evidence that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Indeed, its findings speak for themselves, as the first month of the conflict was so deadly to civilians that it's simply incomparable to other 21st century conflicts.
Pro-Israel narrative
Israel, as always, is singled out and smeared for actions any other country would take if over 1K of its people were massacred. The deaths of civilians in Gaza is tragic, but this is the fault of Hamas, who uses the civilian population as human shields, not Israel.