Israel has been brilliant at fighting in Gaza, and at preserving the lives of Gazan civilians, but it has not done enough to defend its conduct of the war. More on this singular lapsus, as set out by Yaakov Klein and Peter Lerner, can be found here.
Since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas War in October 2023, few issues have been as contentious or as professionally corrosive for those tasked with defending Israel’s case internationally as the casualty toll in the Gaza Strip.
For over two years, Israel has faced relentless accusations of genocide, disproportionate force, and war crimes, driven largely by a single claim: the number of people reportedly killed in Gaza.
That figure, issued by the Hamas-led health ministry, has been cited repeatedly
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