Tony goes through the numbers of Gazans and Israelis killed by Hamas and IDF.
Looking at who was killed, on October 7.
Total number of people killed 1139. (According to Israel's own security agency, Bituah Leumi. and not the often cited "1200")
Total number of babies killed 1 (accidental, name: Mila Cohen)
Soldiers and Police 400 (legitimate military targets)
Civilians (1139-400) 739 (mostly killed by Israel 'Hannibal Directive')
The Hannibal Directive to kill Israelis in danger of being taken hostage was invoked as early as 7:18 am, when an drone attack was ordered against soldiers at Erez Junction.
Tony cites a report indicating that ALL of the residents of Kibbutz Be'eri were killed by IDF. (There is a well known report from one house...but a commander indicates it was the entire Kibbutz that had been identified as subject to Hannibal Directive...killing 112 people..."a difficult decision to make.")
The bombed out cars escaping from the Supernova music festival were certainly bombed by IDF helicopters because the light arms carried by Hamas could not have done such damage.
This all suggests the number of Israeli civilians killed by Hamas (<400) was lower than the number of active duty security forces killed by Hamas, as well as lower than the number of civilians killed by Israel itself.
(If we counted all security forces, we'd have to count all adult Israelis because all have served in IDF and are prepared to defend Israel. Gaza couldn't afford that even with outside help, plus women are exempt.)
On the Gazan side, we have to not that history did not begin on October 7. Thousands of innocent civilians have been killed in periodic military operations called "Mowing the Lawn" that have been performed on Gaza since 2008/9. Plus 300 peaceful protestors, medics, and journalists at the Great March of Return. (And that's not even mentioning the fact that Gaza has been a cruel open air prison for refugees who lost their property elsewhere in Israel in 1947-48, under total blockade now for decades.)
Tony goes through a bunch of estimates reaching concluding that number of killed civilians in Gaza is likely over 600,000 by now, mostly uncounted, from starvation and crushed buildings.
That is a number almost 2000 times higher than the number of Israeli civilians killed by Hamas on October 7.
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