Baruch Katz on Nostr: npub15zu89…3s7lx Israel has followed every procedure there is for minimizing ...

npub15zu89j2k6sja8qgcs5qdu2pfra5kemhlgeern2cpcw2svkuvkudqu3s7lx (npub15zu…s7lx) Israel has followed every procedure there is for minimizing civilian casualties, issuing warnings before attacks, providing safe passage for aid, and evacuating bystanders. The civilian casualty ratio in World War II was 65%, in the Korean War 74%, in the Persian Gulf War 87%, and in Iraq 66%. Israel has achieved a lower rate than those by all accounts, even when using the inflated numbers provided by Hamas. All this while fighting for their own survival against an enemy who is actively targeting civilians. There is a lot of death and destruction in war and the responsibility for that carnage is on the attacker, not the victim trying to save lives.