: 94% of Palestinians Killed Since March Are Civilians
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ACLED: 94% of Palestinians Killed Since March Are Civilians
New data from ACLED, the UN- and Western-backed conflict tracker, shows Israel’s post-ceasefire campaign in Gaza has produced one of the highest civilian death rates of the war, with roughly 15 civilians killed for every fighter.
Mass Civilian Deaths: Since Israel broke the January ceasefire on March 18, more than 16,000 Palestinians have been killed, nearly all civilians. Israel claims over 2,100 Hamas “operatives” were killed, but ACLED puts the figure closer to 1,100 — noting that Israel counts Hamas political and civilian governance figures and members of other groups in its tally.
Deliberate Destruction: Nearly 500 building demolitions have been recorded since March – almost as many as the previous 15 months combined – as Israel expands buffer zones, clears neighborhoods, and reoccupies Rafah, Khan Younis, and eastern Gaza City.
Targeted Killings of Government and Internal Security Officials in Gaza: ACLED records systematic Israeli strikes on Gaza’s government and internal security officials – police, aid security committees, and civil servants – wiping out the very infrastructure that coordinated evacuations, managed aid, and kept order. ACLED says this destruction is part of a broader Israeli strategy to prevent any alternative Palestinian governance from emerging and to keep Gaza “in a state of permanent crisis” by “pushing Gaza toward unlivable conditions.”
Weaponized Aid: ACLED found no evidence of systematic Hamas looting of UN aid. Instead, Israel’s U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation system has fueled chaos, with over 1,300 killed near its aid sites, while Gaza is pushed toward “unlivable” conditions to drive “voluntary emigration” and block any path to Palestinian sovereignty.
Intra-Palestinian Violence: ACLED tracks nearly 120 incidents involving Hamas’ Sahm Unit – a plainclothes force of former police, clan members, and volunteers formed to keep order as Gaza’s government was bombed apart. Sahm has punished looters, detained suspected collaborators, and enforced curfews around aid sites. It has also fought rival militias backed by Israel in Rafah, which ACLED links to looting and lawlessness in Israeli-controlled areas.
Hamas Adapts: Despite nearly two years of war and thousands of members killed, Hamas has not collapsed. ACLED says the group has shifted to guerrilla warfare — using IEDs, booby-traps, and ambushes that have killed about 50 Israeli soldiers since March — and continues to recruit new fighters. Hamas now governs through a decentralized system and a secret cash-based network that keeps paying partial salaries to about 30,000 employees, allowing it to maintain municipal services and aid committees. ACLED says Israel’s push for “total victory” has not eliminated Hamas or the basic functions of its rule.
posted by Satish Sharma at
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