FACT CHECK · OCTOBER 7
Claim: Everyone killed on October 7 was a soldier
FALSETHE ANSWER
AFP counts 1,195 dead on Oct 7: 815 civilians, incl. 79 foreigners and 36 children. Thai farmhands, Nepali students, Filipino carers, 25 people over 80.
SOURCE
AFP tally cited by HRW, 17 Jul 2024; Times of Israel, 4 Dec 2023
hrw.org
hrw.org
PEOPLE ALSO SAY
- “All soldiers”
- “They were soldiers”
- “Every israeli is a soldier”
- “No civilians in israel”
- “There are no civilians”
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