Gaza Death Toll Exceeds 10K as IDF Says Territory Essentially Split in Two

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The Spin

Pro-Israel narrative

While the images depicting the destruction in Gaza, alongside the high number of casualties, as a result of Israeli air strikes may be distressing, they need to be put in the context of other wars. Wars are inevitably destructive, and this one was started by Hamas and Israel was forced to respond to a catastrophic terror attack.

The Times of Israel

Pro-Palestine narrative

While Hamas' attack on Israel cannot be condoned, that does not justify Israel's response in which it has killed thousands of Palestinian civilians — the vast majority of which have no affiliation to Hamas. This is collective punishment on the Palestinians and it needs to be called out.

Alarabiya News

Metaculus Prediction

There is a 50% chance that Israel will recognize Palestine by November 2059, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

Establishment split

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