Coverage dated August 20, 2025

Revealed: Israeli military’s own data indicates civilian death rate of 83% in Gaza war

Headline from The Guardian

Figures from classified IDF database listed 8,900 named fighters as dead or probably dead in May, as overall death toll reached 53,000

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Reports & sources

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Common Dreams
Human Rights Monitor Says 90% Killed by Israel in Gaza Were Civilians (opens Common Dreams)
Published Aug 20, 2025
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The Israeli military has admitted to a 66% civilian death rate, which it has called "tremendously positive."
The Guardian
Revealed: Israeli military’s own data indicates civilian death rate of 83% in Gaza war (opens The Guardian)
Published Aug 20, 2025
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Figures from classified IDF database listed 8,900 named fighters as dead or probably dead in May, as overall death toll reached 53,000
Al Jazeera
Israeli data shows 83 percent of Gaza war dead are civilians: Report (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Aug 20, 2025
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Leaked Israeli intelligence confirms one of the highest civilian tolls in modern conflicts.
Common Dreams
Classified IDF Intel Reveals 83% of Palestinians Killed in Gaza Are Civilians (opens Common Dreams)
Published Aug 20, 2025
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The data show "a proportion of civilian slaughter with few parallels in modern warfare."
New York Post
Israeli stats show civilian death rate in Gaza war is 83%, report claims — as government denies data (opens New York Post)
Published Aug 20, 2025
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Classified intelligence from the Israeli military indicates that 83% of the total deaths in Gaza have been civilians, according to a new report that the IDF has slammed as "incorrect."