FACT CHECK · WAR CONDUCT
Claim: The civilian-to-fighter ratio proves it is genocide
CONTEXTTHE ANSWER
Gaza's split is unverified (MoH total, IDF's 22,000+ combatants). Other urban wars, AOAV 2024: 95% of explosive-weapon victims in populated areas were civilians; Mosul: 9,000-11,000 civilians (AP)
SOURCE
AOAV Explosive Violence Monitor 2024; AP 20 Dec 2017 (Mosul); Airwars/Amnesty (Raqqa 2017)
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